3. DEVELOPMENT OF NEURAL TUBE
• Neural plate is median thickened area between
primitive node and prochordal membrane. Two
strips separate neural plate from the rest of
ectoderm which are called neural crest.
• Neural folds are raised margins of neural plate
while depressed median region is called neural
groove.
• Neural tube is formed by fusion between two
neural folds in its middle and extends cranio-
caudally. Cranial and caudal ends (neuropores) are
the last to be closed. Dr. Sherif Fahmy
11. Fate of the neural tube
• The tube grows in the median region leading to
elongation of the embryonic disc in cranio-caudal
direction.
• The cranial part of the tube dilates to form the
brain vesicle while the caudal part forms the spinal
cord.
• The brain vesicle divides by 2 constrictions into:
– Forebrain: forms cerebral hemispheres and
diencephalone.
– Midbrain: forms the midbrain (upper part of brain
stem).
– Hindbrain: forms medulla, pones and cerebellum.Dr. Sherif Fahmy
13. Fate of neural crest
• Ganglia: Sensory (of cranial and spinal
nerves), sympathetic and
parasympathetic.
• Cells: Chromaffin cells of supra-renal
medulla, Schwann cells and
melanoblasts.
• Others: Pia mater, arachnoid mater,
enamel of teeth, septa of the heart and
some bones of the skull. Dr. Sherif Fahmy
14. Other derivatives of ectoderm
- Otic placodes form internal ear.
- Lens placodes form lens of the eye.
- Peripheral nerves.
- Sensory epithelium in ear, nose, eye and
epidermis of skin.
- Pituitary gland.
- Anterior part of oral cavity and lower ½
of anal canal.
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16. FOLDING OF THE EMBRYO
• It is the process by which the embryo becomes folded upon
itself.
Time of folding:
• At the end of 3rd
week and completed at the end of 4th
week.
Causes of folding:
• Rapid increase of cranio-caudal length due to rapid growth
of neural tube and somites.
• Rapid expansion of amniotic cavity.
Types of folding:
• Head and tail folds are folding of cranial and caudal parts
of the disc.
• Lateral folds are folding of lateral parts of the disc.Dr. Sherif Fahmy
26. RESULTS OF FOLDING
1-Cylindrical appearance: Transformation of
emryonic disc to cylindrical shape.
2- Amniotic cavity: Before folding it lies dorsal to
embryonic disc, after folding, it surrounds all aspects of
the embryo.
3- Formation of definitive yolk sac: It is the part
of yolk sac outside the embryo in the umbilical cord.
4- Formation of primitive umbilical ring: It is a
ventral defect in anterior abdominal wall that contains
connecting stalk, allantois and vitello-intestinal duct
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27. 5-Formation of the gut:
•It is formed from endodermal layer together with part of
yolk sac.
Foregut is formed in head fold with bucco-pharyngeal
membrane closing its cranial end.
Hindgut: is formed in tail fold and closed caudally by cloacal
membrane. The caudal part is dilated and called cloaca
which is connected ventrally to allantois.
Midgut: is formed by lateral folds and present between
foregut and hindgut. It is connected with defenitive yolk sac
by vitelline duct.
6- Formation of stomodeum: Ectodermal
depression between forebrain bulge and cardiac bulge.
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28. 7- Formation of mesenteries: Ventral and
dorsal mesenteries are formed around gut.
8- Reversal of positions:
-Heart and pericardium become cranial to septum
transversum (before folding septum transversum is
most cranial).
-Connecting stalk becomes ventral and more cranial
inspite of being most caudal.
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33. Development of Endoderm
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-Epithelium of digestive system,
respiratory tract, most of urinary
bladder and urethera, tympanic
cavity and Eustachian tube.
-Parenchyma of liver, pancreas,
thymus, thyroid, parathyroid and
palatine tonsils. Dr. Sherif Fahmy
37. It is the wall of chorionic vesicle.
Time: Chorionic vesicle is formed at the 12th
day
by the formation of extra-embryonic mesoderm.
Structure of chorion:
1- Syncytiotrophoblast.
2- Cytotrophoblast.
3- Somatic extra-embryonic mesoderm.
Chorionic velli:
1- Primary.
2- Secondary.
3- Tertiary.
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44. 1- Primary chorionic velli (start of 3rd
week):
cyncytiotropholblasts and cytotrophoblast.
2- Secondary chorionic velli (middle of 3rd
week):
Cyncytiotrophoblast, cytotrophoblast and
mesoderm (in the central core).
3- Tertiary chorionic velli (end of 3rd
week):
formation of fetal blood vessels in the mesoderm.
-Tertiary velli, opposite decidua basalis form side
branches and called chorion frondosum while under
decidua capsularis it will degenerates to form chorion
leave.
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Dr. Sherif Fahmy
46. Morphology of Placenta
• It is the organ of exchange of materials between fetal
and maternal blood.
• Shape: Disc like.
• Surfaces:
• -Fetal surface: It is covered with amnion and fetal blood
vessels. Umbilical cord is attached near the center of
this surface.
• -Maternal surface: Shows 15 – 20 rounded elevations
(cotyledons) with septa inbetween).
• Diameter: 15 -25 cm.
• Thickness: About 3 cm.
• Weight: About 500 – 600 gm
• Site: At original implantation site which is upper part of
posterior wall of uterus.
Dr. Sherif Fahmy
Dr. Sherif Fahmy
