Terminology | Brain Development | When does this happen? | Neural Tube Disorders | Miscellaneous |
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What is neuroectoderm
Tissue overlying the notochord that is destined to become the nervous system; it is made up of the same tissue that our skin is made up of
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What is telencephalon and diencephalon
prosencephalon divides into
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What is 3rd week post conception
The neural tube begins to form..
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What is encephalocele
Failure of the cranial/ rostral neuropore to close
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What is encephalocele
this type of NTD is the most severe
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What is neural crest tissue
Tissue that becomes the cell bodies of the sensory component of our spinal nerves that allow us to feel pain, touch, and pressure; breaks apart and forms the ganglion of the spinal cord
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What is it does not divide
mesencephalon divides into
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What is 25 days post conception
The cranial/ rostral nerve pore closes at...
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What is myelomeningocele
Part of the spinal cord tissue is inside the fluid filled sac ; type of spina bifida aperta
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What is the midbrain
the mesencephalon becomes...
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What is neuropores
Openings at the top and bottom of the neural tube; last to close
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What is metencephalon and myelencephalon
rhombencephalon divides into
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What is 27 days post conception
The caudal nerve pore closes at...
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What is spina bifida aperta
caudal neuropore fails to close
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What is 2 months post conception
you can see all parts of the brain by...
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What is sulcus limitans
the fold that divides the spinal cord into dorsal and ventral parts
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What is the cerebral cortex
telencephalon becomes...
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What is the 4th week of gestation
The neural tube should be closed by...
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What is meningocele
fluid filled sac with no neural tissue found inside ; type of spina bifida aperta
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What is 5th gestational month
almost all the nerve cells you will ever have in your life are developed by
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What is apoptosis
cellular death/ pruning/ shaping is also called
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What is the thalamus
diencephalon becomes the...
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What is by 8 weeks post conception
the telencephalon has exploded and the diencephalon is not visible
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What is spina bifida occulta
spinal cord forms but there is a defect; marked by tuft of hair on skin
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What is synaptogenesis
the establishment of connectivity between neurons
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