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Veterinary Embryology UF midterm
UF veterinary embryology midterm
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10/08/2011

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morula
Definition
mass of blastomeres produced after several synchronous cleavages
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area pellucida
Definition
central region of blastoderm underlain by the subgerminal cavity
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area opaca
Definition
peripheral region where blastoderm cells directly contact yolk
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prochordal plate
Definition
cluster of thickened hypoblast cells at one end of the epiblast
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paracrine factors
Definition
diffusible proteins secreted by one group of cells that act on other nearby cells
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primary induction
Definition
influence of the notochord and prechordal mesoderm on the overlying midline ectoderm, causing it to form neural ectoderm
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neural crest
Definition
considered to be a fourth germ layer with endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm
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anterior (cranial) intestinal portal
Definition
the boundary between the enclosed foregut and open midgut
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oropharyngeal membrane
Definition
seals the rostral end of the foregut from the outside world
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stomodeum
Definition
portion of the oral cavity external to the oropharyngeal membrane
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paraxial mesoderm
Definition
on either side of the midline
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somitomeres
Definition
loose aggregates of cells formed by somites
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sclerotome
Definition
formed by ventromedial wall of somite; become vertebrae, ribs, scapulae
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myotome
Definition
borders inner margin of somite; will form skeletal muscle
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dermatome
Definition
lateral wall of somite; will form dermis
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4 regions of neural tube
Definition
spinal cord, rhombencephalon, mesencephalon, prosencephalon
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dendrites
Definition
processes which receive and process incoming neuronal signals
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axons
Definition
single branched process which transmits ouput signals
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ventral roots
Definition
what axons of motor neurons exit the spinal cord as
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spinal nerves
Definition
formed when ventral roots become bundled together with the peripheral processes of dorsal root ganglia cells
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peripheral nerve
Definition
mixed (sensory and motor) bundle
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ganglion vs nucleus
Definition
ganglion - collection of neuron cell bodies outside the CNS

nucleus - collection of neuron cell bodies located inside the CNS
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cauda equina
Definition
bony vertebral column grows faster than the spinal cord, pulling spinal nerves caudally from their segment of origin toward their intervertebral foramina of exit
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myelencephalon
Definition
becomes the medulla of the adult brain
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cerebellum
Definition
formed by rhombic lip and choroid plexus moving together
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corpora quadrigemina
Definition
two pairs of rounded elevations formed from the dorsolateral walls of the mesencephalon
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lamina terminalis
Definition
far rostral end of the diencephalon where the original termination of the neural tube is
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radial glial fibers
Definition
guide migrations of neurons into distinct layers in the telencephalon
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placodes
Definition
localized ectodermal thickenings
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trigeminal placodes
Definition
develop into sensory cells of the trigeminal ganglion for the sense of touch on the face
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epibranchial placodes
Definition
form sensory ganglia of the face
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sensory receptors
Definition
specialized endings which form on sensory neurons as a result of inductive interactions in the periphery
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canial neural crest cells
Definition
form coniofacial mesenchyme that enters branchial arches and differentiates into cartilage, bone, and connective tissue
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trunk neural crest cells
Definition
dorsally - become pigment-synthesizing melanocytes in skin, hair, or feathers

ventrally - become sensory neurons of the dorsal root ganglia, myelinating Schwann cells, neurons of sympathetic ganglia, chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla, neurons around the aorta
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vagal and sacral neural crest cells
Definition
generate parasympathetic ganglia
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cardiac neural crest cells
Definition
form the aorticopulmonary septum
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cells that develop from neural crest
Definition
neuronal cells, Schwann and sheath cells, pigment cells, endocrine and paraendocrine cells, facial structures (bones and cartilage), ciliary muscle of eye, connective tissue (tooth papillae, dermis of face, corneal fibroblasts)
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PNS includes:
Definition
cranial nerves and ganglia, dorsal root gangia, peripheral nerves associated with the spinal cord, autonomic nervous system, and enteric nervous system
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Precursors of the PNS
Definition
placodes and neural crest cells
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special afferents
Definition
afferents derived from placodes
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somatic efferent
Definition
motor nerves that innervate striated (skeletal) muscle
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visceral efferent
Definition
motor nerves that innervate smooth muscle; motor portions of the autonomic nervous system
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special visceral efferent
Definition
motor innervation of muscle derived from branchial arches
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enteric nervous system
Definition
small neurons in loosely organized network in smooth muscle of the digestive tract
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mesenchyme
Definition
cells that are loosely and irregularly arranged
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cell-death patterning
Definition
self mediated cell death that occurs during a specified event
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morphogenetic movements
Definition
genetically controlled migration/movement of cells in expansion of the epiblast
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cell-death patterning
Definition
self mediated cell death that occurs during a specified event
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morphogenetic movements
Definition
genetically controlled migration/movement of cells in expansion of the epiblast
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growth
Definition
an increase in the size or number of cells in the whole or any part of an organism
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growth
Definition
an increase in the size or number of cells in the whole or any part of an organism
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growth
Definition
an increase in the size or number of cells in the whole or any part of an organism
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patterning
Definition
the establishment of programmed subsets of cells in proper relation to each other and surrounding tissue
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induction
Definition
the mechanism underlying the theory that the action of one tissue, or at least the physical presence, is necessary for the development of another tissue
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congenital defects
Definition
those abnormalities present at birth that result from errors arising during development
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critical period
Definition
the time during shich each organ system in the body is being established, when obligatory inductive tissue interaction and morphogenesis are occurring
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teratogen
Definition
an external agent that can disrupt the development of the embryo causing abnormalities
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incomplete dominance
Definition
where the expression of one gene is modified by other gene products resulting in a wide range of phenotypes
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pleiotropy
Definition
when many genes have several different effects
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Rathke's pouch
Definition
part of the stomodeum lined with ectoderm that forms the pituitary gland when opened to the infindibulum
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