Understanding:
• The anterior part of the neural tube expands to form the brain
During embryonic development, the neural tube will enlarge and develop into different components of the nervous system:
- The anterior part of the neural tube will expand to form the brain during cephalisation (development of the head)
- The remainder of the neural tube will develop into the spinal cord
- Cells that comprised the neural crest will differentiate to form most of the peripheral nervous system
The embryonic brain will initially be composed of three primary structures – the forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain
- These structures will eventually give rise to the identifiable components of the developed brain
Formation of the Human Brain
