BIOLOGY Lecture Notes - Golden Pages 2003

5. FUNDAMENTALS OF EMBRYOLOGY

Differentiation of the embryonic ectoderm during its transformation into various tissues

Neurulation gives rise to three sets of Cells:

1) neural tube cells, which during development differentiate into Neurons, Glia, and ependymal Cells of the Central Nervous system;

2) neural crest cells, which subsequently form the Peripheral Nervous System, pigment cells, The adrenal medulla, and certain HEAD cartilages;

3) epidermal cells of the Skin, which later participate in The formation of cutaneous structures such as Hair, Sweat Glands, and Sebaceous Glands.



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