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The basic formation of the human CNS is complete by ________ of gestation

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6 weeks

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Following fertilization, cells divide to form a ________

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morula

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What day does a morula form?

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3

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Morula differentiates into:

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trophoblast (outside cells - nourishment)
embryoblast (inside-baby)

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embryoblast forms on day______

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6

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The fluid filled space between a trophoblast and an embryoblast is called __________-

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blastocytic cavity

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blastulation to gastrulation happens between what days?

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8-14

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The embryoblast differentiates into?

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hypoblast and epiblast

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_________ then epiblast, then hypoblast, then _________

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amnionic cavity, primitive yolk sac

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bilaminar blastocyst (disk) refers to what two layers?

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epiblast and hypoblast

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What day does the primitive streak form?

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day 15

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what marks the beginning of gastrulation?

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the primitive streak

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Gastrulation

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inner cell mass is converted into the trilaminar ambryonic disk containing 3 layers: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm

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endoderm makes…

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GI tract, liver, pancreas, respiratory lining, middle ear and bladder epithelium, thyroid, and parathyroid

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mesoderm makes…

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muscles, bone, connective tissue, urinary system, reproductive system, circulatory system, and dermis

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ectoderm makes…

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the nervous system!!

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Day 16

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notochord develops as a primitive beggining of backbone, it appears as a small flexible rod made from cells in mesoderm

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Day 17

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neuroectodermal tissue differentiates from ectoderm to form the neural plate (shallow groove and small fold)

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Day 18

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neural groove deepends to form neural folds with the crest

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Day 21-22

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the neural crest of each neural fold fuse to form the neural tube

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primary neurulation

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rostral portion of neural tube gives rise to the brain and the spinal cord through the lumbar levels

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secondary neurulation

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the caudal portion of neural tube gives rise to sacral and coccygeal levels of the cord

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congenital malformations associated with defective neurulation are called_____-

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dysraphic disordered

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disruptions of rostral neurulation

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anencephaly

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disruptions of caudal neurulation
spina bifida
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primary neurulation forms neural tube on day____, continues both rostrally (and closes on day_____) and caudally (closure on day_______)
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the neural tube differentiates into:
CNS: - brain -spinal cord - ventricles -neurons, glial cells, lower motor neurons, preganglionic autonomic neurons
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the neural crest differentiates into:
PNS: - sensory ganglia of cranial nerves - dorsal root ganglia - ganglia of ANS - schwann cells - melanocytes - pia and arachnoid of the meninges
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the precursor cell population for neurons and glia is
neuroepithelial cells
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neuroblastic lineage
- from neuroepithelial cells - generates neurons
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glioblastic lineage
- from neuroepithelial cells - generates glia (radial glia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes)
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totipotent stem cells
self renewing, unspecialized, can be anything
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multipotent
self renewing, give rise to specific cell lineages
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restricted
- GRP Glial restricted precursors: glioblastic lineage - NRP Neuron restricted precursors: neuroblastic lineage
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What are the 3 layers of the developing spinal cord?
- ependymal layer: lining of central canal - mantle layer: alar plate = sensory, basal plate = motor - marginal layer: white matter
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the spinal cord develops from the ___________ of the neural tube
caudal portion
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during the _____ a ____________ groove develops in the lateral wall of the developing spinal cord, and it is called ____________
4th week, longitudinal, suclus limitans
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the suclus limitans separated the neural tube into a _______ (alar plate) and a ________ (basal plate)
dorsal, ventral
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derivatives of the alar plate
sensory neurons that innervate skin, joints, tendons and muscles (somatic afferent), and sensory neurons that innervate visceral structures (visceral afferents)
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derivatives of the basal plate
motor neurons that innervate skeletal muscle (somatic efferent), and lateral horm neurons that project to autonomic structures (visceral efferents)
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Somites are...
blocks of mesoderm located on either side of the neural tube in the developing vertebrate embryo
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somites are subdivided into...
sclerotomes (vertebrae) myotomes (muscle) dermatomes (skin sensation)
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how many total somites and how are they divided?
42-44 total: 4 occipital 8 cervical 12 thoracic 5 lumbar 5 sacral 8-9 coccygeal * 1st occipital and 5-7 coccygeal disappear
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a dermatome is an...
area of skin that is supplied by a single spinal nerve
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days _____ the neural tube forms these 3 primary vesicles and 2 flexures
day 27-28 prosecephalon mesencephalon rhombencephalon cephalic flexure: in midbrain cervical flexure: b/t rhomb and spinalcord
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What week do 2 more flexures appear? What are these flexure? What are the 5 secondary vesicles that also form at this time?
5-6th week - pontine flexure that divides rhobencephalon into metencephalon and myelencephalon - telencephalic flexure that divides forebrain into diencephalon and telencephalon
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what does the telencephalon derrive?
cerebral cortex and corpus striatum
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what does the diencephalon derrive?
thalamus and hypothalamus
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what does the mesencephalon derrive?
midbrain
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what does the metencephalon derrive?
pons and cerebellum
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what does the myelencephalon derrive?
medulla
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holoprosencephaly
failure of the prosencephalon to form secondary vesicles causes: genetic mutations of teratogens like alcohol, retinoic acid, and maternal diabetes
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alobar holoprosencephaly
complete failure to divide into left and right hemispheres
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semilobar holoprosencephaly
partial separation of hemispheres
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hydrocephalus
excess csf building up within ventricles
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dandy-walker syndrome
defect in development of cerebellum leading to expanded 4th ventricle
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primary neurulation defects include
- anencephaly - crania bifida (encephalocele): failured closeure of cranium - spina bifida: failure in closure of vertebra
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secondary neurulation defects include:
- open and closed spina bifida - tethered cord syndrome: abnormal separation of neurotube from the surrounding tail bud tissues
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anencephaly
- defects of anterior neuropore - rostral end of tube fails to close usually between the 23-26 day of development
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encephalocele (crania bifida)
- partial lack of bone fusion leaves a gap through which a portion of the brain protrudes - csf or meninges may also protrude through - protrusion usually covered by skin or thin membrane - most often affects the occipital area
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3 types of encephalocele
- meningocele: least severe, csf and meninges protrude - meningoencephalocele: brain, csf, and meninges protrude - meningohydroencephalocele: most severe, ventricle, brain, csf, and meninges protrude
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chiari malform 1
structural defect in the base of the skull that results in the cerebellums extension below the foramen mag into the upper spinal canal
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chiari malform 2
both the cerebellum and the brain stem tissue protrude into the foramen mag
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chiari malform 3
some of the cerebellum herniate through an abnormal opening in the back of the skull
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chiari malform 4
incomplete or underdeveloped cerebellum
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What is the most common neural tube defect in the US?
spina bifida - "cleft spine" is due to incomplete development of the brain, SC, and/or meninges
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spina bifida occulta
skin covers the affected area, can affect any level of the spine but it is usually found on the lower end. characterized by a hair patch
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spina bifida cystica meningocele
cyst contains meninges and csf
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spina bifida cystica meningomyelocele
cyst contains spinal cord and/or spinal cord roots
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spina bifida cystica myeloschisis (myelocele)
spinal cord is often open because the neural folds failed to fuse during the 4th week, the spinal cord in the affected area is a flattened mass of nervous tissue
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upper motor neuron signs
increased muscle tone increased tendon reflexes spasticity
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lower motor neuron signs
decreased muscle tone decreased tendon reflexes muscle weakness or complete denervation
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tethered cord syndrome
conus medullaris and filum terminate are abnormally fixed to the vertebral column
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signs of tethered cord syndrome
lower extremity weakness sensory loss asymmetrical growth of legs/feet bowel and bladder dysfunction

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