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Locate neural plate on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.
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Neurulation: labelled teaching diagram. Original labels and colours retained.
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Neurulation
Understand what you see.
Establishes the primordium of the central nervous system.
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How to recognise it.
- Neural plate thickens in dorsal ectoderm
- Neural folds elevate around a neural groove
- Fusion creates a neural tube with neural crest cells at its margins
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01How would you identify neurulation?+
Neural plate thickens in dorsal ectoderm. Neural folds elevate around a neural groove. Fusion creates a neural tube with neural crest cells at its margins.
02What are the major fates of neural tube and neural crest?+
Neural tube forms the brain and spinal cord. Neural crest contributes many structures, including peripheral ganglia, Schwann cells and much craniofacial connective tissue.
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