Development of the Central Nervous System

Which germ layer gives rise to the lining of the GI and respiratory systems?

What is the term for the differentiation and growth of the neural plate into the neural tube during the first trimester of gestation?

What is the name of the depression between the two neural crests?

What is the name of the cells that migrate to the pharyngeal arches and contribute to the formation of the face and neck?

What is the name of the final wave of neural crest cell migration that forms melanocytes?

What is the role of the notochord in neurulation?

Which structure forms from the cell replication in the neural plate?

What is the name of the cells that form the sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia?

What is the primary function of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system?

What is the term for the small gap between adjacent myelinating Schwann cells?

How do oligodendrocytes differ from Schwann cells in terms of myelination?

What is the earliest stage of brain development characterized by the formation of three primary vesicles?

Which brain region develops from the rhombencephalon?

What is the term for the process by which the neural tube differentiates into distinct brain regions?

How do the three primary vesicles develop into the five secondary vesicles?

What is the final stage of brain development characterized by the formation of distinct brain regions and the brainstem?

What is the derivative of the Diencephalon?

Where does the neural canal enlarge along with the neural tube?

What is the name of the condition that results from a blockage of the ventricular system or impedance of the CSF’s entry to the venous blood?

Which part of the neural tube develops into the spinal cord?

What is the derivative of the Metencephalon?

What is the function of the ependymal cells?

What is the consequence of the blockage of the ventricular system or impedance of the CSF’s entry to the venous blood in adults?

What is the consequence of the narrowing of the lumen of the cerebral aqueduct?

What is the direction of the rostral part of the spinal cord?

Which type of herniation involves the separation of a fragment of the disk?

What is the function of the posterior funiculus in the spinal cord?

Which tract in the posterior funiculus conveys sensory information from the upper limbs and neck?

What is the primary function of the anterior spinothalamic tract?

What is the term for the degenerative changes of the spine that may result in irritation and/or damage of the adjacent nerve roots or spinal cord?

What is the term for the side of the body that is opposite to the point of origin of a nerve?

Which direction does the ventral part of the spinal cord face?

Which tract contains efferent nerve tracts that convey motor control impulses from the brain and cranial nerves?

What is the term for the complete extrusion of the nucleus pulposus through a tear in the annulus fibrosus?

Which part of the spinal cord is divided into two tracts: fasciculus cuneatus and fasciculus gracilis?

What is the location of the decussation of nerves in the corticospinal tract?

Which type of neurons are found in the anterior horn of the spinal cord?

What is the main source of blood supply to the spinal cord?

What is the term for the same side of the body as the point of origin of a nerve?

Which structure receives all sensory information from all body parts?