Anatomy - Basics of CNS Development from Primary & Secondary Vesicles

This video tutorial covers the anatomy of the central and peripheral nervous systems, focusing on embryonic brain development. It explains the formation of primary and secondary brain vesicles and their transformation into major brain structures. The tutorial provides tips for memorizing the names of these vesicles and describes the mature brain parts that develop from them, such as the cerebrum, thalamus, midbrain, pons, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata.

What is the most anterior primary brain vesicle that eventually develops into the forebrain?

• Rhombencephalon

• Telencephalon

• Mesencephalon

• Prosencephalon

How many secondary brain vesicles are formed from the differentiation of primary brain vesicles?

• Six

• Five

• Four

• Three

Which mnemonic strategy can help remember the order of secondary brain vesicles?

• Using the colors of the vesicles

• Associating each vesicle with a part of the body

• Remembering the suffix 'encephalon'

• Memorizing the prefixes and their alphabetical order

What does the telencephalon develop into in the mature brain?

• Medulla Oblongata

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Thalamus

Which part of the brain does the diencephalon form?

• Pons and Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Midbrain

• Thalamus, Hypothalamus, and Epithalamus

The mesencephalon develops into which part of the mature brain?

• Midbrain

• Cerebellum

• Medulla Oblongata

• Cerebrum

What is the full name of the structure that the myelencephalon develops into?

• Adrenal Medulla

• Medulla Oblongata

• Medulla

• Cerebral Medulla