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Development of the Brain

From Neural Tube Adult Brain Structures

Neural Tube (Cranial Part)


Starting point of all brain development

END OF WEEK 4

3 PRIMARY BRAIN VESICLES

Prosencephalon Mesencephalon Rhombencephalon


Forebrain Midbrain Hindbrain

WEEK 5 — SUBDIVISION

5 SECONDARY BRAIN VESICLES

Telencephalon Metencephalon
from Prosencephalon (rostral) from Rhombencephalon (rostral)

Mesencephalon
stays as midbrain (no split)
Diencephalon Myelencephalon
from Prosencephalon (caudal) from Rhombencephalon (caudal)

ADULT DERIVATIVES

F I N A L A D U LT B R A I N S T R U C T U R E S

Telencephalon Diencephalon
Cerebral Hemispheres (covers diencephalon) Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Epithalamus

Mesencephalon Metencephalon
Midbrain + Cerebral Aqueduct (cavity narrows) Pons + Cerebellum

Myelencephalon
Medulla Oblongata
QUICK MEMORY TIPS

Prosencephalon Produced Tele + Dien Mesen = Middle, barely changes

Rhombencephalon Met + Myel Cavities Ventricular system of adult brain

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