gastrulation Flashcards
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gastrulation begins with ?
formation of primitive streak on floor of amniotic cavity in epiblast
- moment of individuation - determines left, right
when does gastrulation start?
day 16 of development
what happens in gastrulation?
bilaminar embryonic disc - epiblast + hypoblast - reorganise to trilaminar disc
invagination
cells of epiblast slip beneath the primitive streak
primitive node
raised area surrounding primitive pit, at cephalic end of streak
cell migration + specification are controlled by ____
fibroblast growth factor 8 - FGF8
FGF8 is synthesised by
streak cells
FGF8 controls cell movement by ____?
regulating E-cadherin - protein that normally binds epiblast cells together
all 3 germ layers come from
ectoderm comes specifically from
epiblast
epiblast cells that don’t delaminate (pass through primitive streak)
primitive streak develops on
caudal side
regression of primitive node
the node moves towards the caudal side, shortening the primitive streak
some nodal cells left behind as it moves
line of cells = notochord
notochord
cartilagenous skeletal rod in embryo - formed from regression of node resulting in nodal cells being oriented in line formation
- underlies neural tube
- is signalling centre for inducing axial skeleton
neural tube formation
- neural plate develops in ecctoderm
- neural folds of neural plate approach each other over neural groove
- neural folds fuse to form the neural tube
- some cells at top form neural crest cells - become peripheral nervous system
- mesoderm blocks - called somites - begin to form on either side of neural tube
- brain begins to form at cranial end
fusion of neural plates begins at
+ finishes when?
- cervical region + extends out towards head and tail
- 21-28 days post fertilisation
neural tube closure is difficult because
the neural plates develop significantly before closing
there are many sites of closure in order to close the tube
but defects arise anyways
closure of neural tube fails cranially
anencephaly
- brain + spinal chord fail to develop
- fatal after birth
closure of neural tube fails caudally
spina bifida
to prevent 70% of spinal tube closure defects
take 400µg folic acid 1 month before conception + 2 months after
closed neural tube defects
occulta defects
- less severe
- failure of vertebrae to close at tail end - common + harmless
- malformations of fat, bone
spina bifida occulta - small gap in spine
open neural tube defects
- bones of spinal cord do not form completely - cord bulges out
- paralysis, loss of function, death
secondary neuralation
- neural ectoderm + some cells from endoderm form the medullary cord
- medullary cord condenses, separates to form a canal - then becomes continuous w/ rostral neural tube
when does secondary neuralation take place?
days 20-40
neural crest cell derivative
- neural crest cells migrate out from border between ectoderm + neural plate + develop into:
- peripheral nerves - post-synaptic neurons, sensory neurons, schwann cells
- melanocytes
- some cranial mesenchyme - bones, cartilage, teeth
adrenal medulla consists of _____?
post-synaptic sympathetic neurons - neural crest cell derivatives