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neurulation: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.
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Neural crest

Locate neural crest on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.

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neurulation: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.

Image: OpenStax / University of Hawaiʻi adapted teaching figures; original contributors credited at source · Source / original · CC BY 4.0 — figure credits at source

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Neural crest

Neural & axial development

Neural crest

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

A migratory cell population contributing peripheral ganglia, Schwann cells, melanocytes and craniofacial tissues.

Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Cells arise near dorsal neural-fold interface
  2. Detach and migrate
  3. Populate multiple distant regions
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

Tap a number to open its reference, zoom in and locate the structure. Numbers stay the same across views. This key follows landmarks visible in the reference images.

Related features & study points (2)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • Dorsal neural folds
  • Migrating crest cells
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01How do you identify neural crest?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Cells arise near dorsal neural-fold interface. Detach and migrate. Populate multiple distant regions.

02Name important craniofacial contributions.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Much facial skeletal/connective tissue and dental ectomesenchyme receive neural-crest contributions.

03Do all CNS neurons develop from neural crest?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

No. Most CNS neurons arise from neuroepithelium of neural tube.

04Which structures should you point out on this reference?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Dorsal neural folds; Migrating crest cells; Neural tube. A migratory cell population contributing peripheral ganglia, Schwann cells, melanocytes and craniofacial tissues.

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