neural tube
Spinal cord origin
The neural tube is the embryonic structure that develops into the brain and spinal cord.
It forms when a flat plate of cells folds and fuses during the first weeks of pregnancy.
Failure to close properly causes birth defects like spina bifida: Folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects.
Embryonic axial support structure
- ectodermEmbryo's outer cell layer
- gastrulationEmbryo forms primary layers
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- patterningSystematic arrangement creation
Vertebral column fails to close
- anencephalyCongenital absence of brain
- folic acidB-vitamin preventing birth defects
- birth defectAbnormality present from delivery
- alpha-fetoproteinFetal blood protein
prenatal screening · amniocentesis · ultrasound diagnosis · genetic counseling · teratogen · preventable · maternal health · prenatal vitamins
Light output measure
- forebrainRostral brain division
- midbrainMiddle brain division
- hindbrainRear brain division
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
notochord
Embryonic axial support structure
- ectodermEmbryo's outer cell layer
- gastrulationEmbryo forms primary layers
- closureSense of emotional resolution
spina bifida
Vertebral column fails to close
- anencephalyCongenital absence of brain
- folic acidB-vitamin preventing birth defects
- birth defectAbnormality present from delivery
alpha-fetoprotein · prenatal screening · amniocentesis · ultrasound diagnosis · genetic counseling · teratogen · preventable · maternal health · prenatal vitamins
lumen
Light output measure
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- neuroscienceMRI, brain, synapses, dendrite, synapse
- body passagesmouth, nose, ear, nostril, anus
- Early Pregnancyconception, implantation, positive test, pregnancy test, embryo
- prenatal developmentembryo, fetus, embryogenesis, organogenesis, fetal growth
- developmental biologymorphogenesis, embryogenesis, gastrulation, organogenesis, ectoderm
neural tubespinal column
Segmented skeletal axis
central nervous system · vertebral column · cerebrum · cerebellum
nerve, tube, cerebral, neural, neuron, neurology, neurological, neuroscience, neurons