Flashcards in this deck (42)

• What is the hollow portion of the neural tube filled with?

  Fluid
  neuroscience ventricular_system
• What are the primary vesicles in brain development?

  • Prosencephalon
  • Mesencephalon
  • Rhombencephalon
  neuroscience brain_development
• What are the secondary vesicles in brain development?

  • Telencephalon
  • Diencephalon
  • Mesencephalon
  • Metencephalon
  • Myelencephalon
  neuroscience brain_development
• What is the forebrain composed of?

  • Telencephalon
  • Diencephalon
  neuroscience forebrain
• What part of the brain is referred to as the midbrain?

  Mesencephalon
  neuroscience midbrain
• What two sections make up the hindbrain?

  • Metencephalon
  • Myelencephalon
  neuroscience hindbrain
• What does the metencephalon develop into?

  Pons
  neuroscience metencephalon
• What does the myelencephalon develop into?

  Medulla oblongata
  neuroscience myelencephalon
• How does the neural tube develop into the brain?

  Through differential growth and folding
  neuroscience development
• What is the location of the ventricular system in adults?

  Found at each level of adult brain divisions
  neuroscience ventricular_system
• Where are the lateral ventricles located?

  In the telencephalon (cerebrum)
  anatomy ventricles
• What connects the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle?

  The interventricular foramen
  anatomy ventricles
• What is the shape of the fourth ventricle?

  Wing-shaped (also called rhomboid fossa)
  anatomy ventricles
• What are the openings of the fourth ventricle called?

  Foramen of Luschka (lateral apertures)
  anatomy ventricles
• What does the foramen of Luschka allow?

  Cerebral spinal fluid to enter the subarachnoid space
  anatomy csf
• What is another opening from the fourth ventricle in primates?

  Foramen of Magendie
  anatomy csf
• What are the primary vesicles in the developing neural tube?

  • Prosencephalon
  • Mesencephalon
  • Rhombencephalon
  anatomy neural_tube
• What does the telencephalon develop into in the adult brain?

  The cerebrum
  anatomy development
• What connects the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle?

  The mesencephalic aqueduct
  anatomy ventricles
• What is the majority of cerebral spinal fluid's path through the ventricles?

  From lateral ventricles to third ventricle to fourth ventricle
  anatomy csf
• What are the five bulges that develop from the neural tube?

  • Telencephalon
  • Diencephalon
  • Mesencephalon
  • Metencephalon
  • Myelencephalon
  development neural_tube
• What does the rostral end of the neural tube develop into?

  The adult brain fitting inside the skull.
  anatomy brain
• What is the caudal portion of the neural tube?

  It develops into the spinal cord.
  anatomy spinal_cord
• What connects the lateral ventricle to the third ventricle?

  The interventricular foramen.
  anatomy ventricles
• Where is the third ventricle located in the adult brain?

  In the diencephalon.
  anatomy ventricles
• What structure passes through the mesencephalon?

  The mesencephalic aqueduct.
  anatomy brain
• Where does the fourth ventricle lie?

  • Initial portion in the metencephalon
  • Caudal portion in the myelencephalon
  anatomy ventricles
• What shape does the lateral ventricle have?

  A backward c-shaped configuration.
  anatomy ventricles
• What is indicated by the arrows in the neural tube development?

  Areas where the neural tube undergoes folding to fit inside the skull.
  development neural_tube
• What is the appearance of the ventricles without brain tissue?

  Lateral ventricles on either side and the third ventricle in the midline.
  anatomy ventricles
• What part of the brain is attached to the front end of the brain stem?

  Telencephalon (cerebrum)
  anatomy brain
• What is the shape of the lateral ventricle?

  Boomerang-shaped
  anatomy ventricles
• What is the third ventricle located along?

  Midline area of the diencephalon
  anatomy ventricles
• Where is cerebral spinal fluid produced?

  In the ventricles
  anatomy csf
• What connects the lateral ventricle to the third ventricle?

  Interventricular foramen
  anatomy ventricles
• What is the pathway of cerebral spinal fluid from the lateral ventricle?

  Lateral ventricle → Interventricular foramen → Third ventricle → Mesencephalic aqueduct → Fourth ventricle
  anatomy csf
• What is the fourth ventricle located rostrally at?

  Metencephalon
  anatomy ventricles
• What does the hollow tube from the neural tube turn into?

  Brain and spinal cord
  development neuroscience
• What is the central canal of the spinal cord?

  Hollow cavity passing through the length of the spinal cord
  anatomy spinal_cord
• What does the ventricular system originate from?

  Neural tube
  development neuroscience
• What follows the tissue that turns into the brain and spinal cord?

  Ventricular system
  development neuroscience
• What are the five adult divisions of the brain associated with?

  Ventricular system
  anatomy brain