Paper - The development of the human brain stage 12
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Müller F. and O'Rahilly R. The development of the human brain, the closure of the caudal neuropore, and the beginning of secondary neurulation at stage 12. (1987) Anat Embryol (Berl). 176(4): 413-430. PMID 3688450
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Abstract
Twenty-four embryos of stage 12 (26 days) were studied in detail and graphic reconstructions of five of them were prepared.
The characteristic features of this stage are 21-29 pairs of somites, incipient or complete closure of the caudal neuropore, and the appearance of upper limb buds.
Caudal Neuropore
The caudal neuropore closes during stage 12, generally when 25 somitic pairs are present.
The site of final closure is at the level of future somite 31, which corresponds to the second sacral vertebral level. Non-closure of the neuropore may be important in the genesis of spina bifida aperta at low levels.
The primitive streak probably persists until the caudal neuropore closes, when it is replaced by the caudal eminence or end-bud (Endwulst oder Rumpfknospe). The caudal eminence, which appears at stage 9, gives rise inter alia to hindgut, notochord, caudal somites, and the neural cord.
Somitogenesis
The material for somites 30-34 (which appear in stage 13) is laid down during stage 12, and its absence would be expected to result in sacral agenesis. Aplasia of the caudal eminence results in cloacal deficiency and various degrees of symmelia. The junction of primary and secondary development (primäre und sekundäre Körperentwicklung) is probably at the site of final closure of the caudal neuropore.
Secondary Neurulation
Secondary neurulation begins during stage 12. The cavity of the already formed spinal cord extends into the neural cord, and isolated spaces are not found within the neural cord. Primary and secondary neurulation are probably coextensive with primary and secondary development of the body, respectively.
Brain and Spinal Cord
The telencephalon medium has enlarged, two mesencephalic segments (M1 and M2) are distinguishable, and rhombomere 4 is reduced.
The sulcus limitans is detectable in the spinal cord and hindbrain (RhD), and in the mesencephalon and diencephalon, where it extends as far rostrally as the optic sulcus in D1.
A marginal layer is appearing in the rhombencephalon and mesencephalon. The first nerve fibres are differentiating, chiefly within the hindbrain (from the nucleus of the lateral longitudinal tract).
Neural Crest
Optic neural crest is at its maximum, and the otic vesicle is giving crest cells to ganglion 7/8.
Neural crest continues to develop in the brain and contributes to cranial ganglia 5, 7/8, and 10/11. The spinal crest extends as far caudally as somites 18-19 but shows no subdivision into ganglia yet.
Placodal contribution to the trigeminal ganglion is not certain at stage 12. Such a contribution to ganglion 7/8 is not unlikely.
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 23) Embryology Paper - The development of the human brain stage 12. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Paper_-_The_development_of_the_human_brain_stage_12
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