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What is the primary consequence of the failure of closure of the anterior neuropore?
What is the primary consequence of the failure of closure of the anterior neuropore?
- Spina Bifida
- Anencephaly
- Microcephaly
- Exencephaly (correct)
What major structure is formed from the neural canal during development?
What major structure is formed from the neural canal during development?
- Epidermis of skin
- Pituitary gland
- Central Nervous System (correct)
- Facial bones
Which condition is characterized by a small brain housed in a small cranium?
Which condition is characterized by a small brain housed in a small cranium?
- Microcephaly (correct)
- Anencephaly
- Exencephaly
- Spina Bifida
Which part of the neural tube is affected in spina bifida?
Which part of the neural tube is affected in spina bifida?
Which of the following is NOT a derivative of neural crest cells?
Which of the following is NOT a derivative of neural crest cells?
What are the three primary brain vesicles formed during early brain development?
What are the three primary brain vesicles formed during early brain development?
Which secondary brain vesicle is responsible for forming structures like the thalamus and hypothalamus?
Which secondary brain vesicle is responsible for forming structures like the thalamus and hypothalamus?
What type of cells are responsible for producing the myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system?
What type of cells are responsible for producing the myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system?
What is the first structure formed that eventually becomes the neural tube during the process of neurulation?
What is the first structure formed that eventually becomes the neural tube during the process of neurulation?
What major defect is characterized by the failure of the neural tube to close at the cranial end?
What major defect is characterized by the failure of the neural tube to close at the cranial end?
Which layer of the trilaminar embryonic disc primarily gives rise to the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
Which layer of the trilaminar embryonic disc primarily gives rise to the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
During the development of the neural canal into the ventricular system, which structure is formed from the neural tube?
During the development of the neural canal into the ventricular system, which structure is formed from the neural tube?
Which of the following is a derivative of the neural crest during development?
Which of the following is a derivative of the neural crest during development?
What mechanism initiates the formation of the neural plate from overlying ectoderm?
What mechanism initiates the formation of the neural plate from overlying ectoderm?
What early developmental structure gives rise to both neurons and glial cells?
What early developmental structure gives rise to both neurons and glial cells?
Which condition is defined by excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain ventricles?
Which condition is defined by excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain ventricles?
What is the main role of glialblast cells after the production of neuroblasts ceases?
What is the main role of glialblast cells after the production of neuroblasts ceases?
Which type of cells originate from neuroepithelial cells and are responsible for myelination in the central nervous system (CNS)?
Which type of cells originate from neuroepithelial cells and are responsible for myelination in the central nervous system (CNS)?
What is a distinctive feature of Schwann cells compared to oligodendrocytes?
What is a distinctive feature of Schwann cells compared to oligodendrocytes?
Which developmental abnormality is characterized by the failure of the cranial end of the neural tube to close?
Which developmental abnormality is characterized by the failure of the cranial end of the neural tube to close?
What structure in the developing spinal cord separates the alar and basal plates?
What structure in the developing spinal cord separates the alar and basal plates?
Which statement accurately describes the differentiation process of neuroepithelial cells?
Which statement accurately describes the differentiation process of neuroepithelial cells?
What structure is described as the direct continuation of the spinal cord and may have a similar organization?
What structure is described as the direct continuation of the spinal cord and may have a similar organization?
Which type of cells are primarily involved in the immune response within the central nervous system?
Which type of cells are primarily involved in the immune response within the central nervous system?
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