The WikiDoc Living Textbook of Developmental Biology
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Human development of head and neck | |
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| Branchial region | Pharyngeal arch (1st, 2nd) - Pharyngeal pouch - Pharyngeal groove - Cervical sinus
Frontonasal prominence - Maxillary prominence - Mandibular prominence (Meckel's cartilage) tongue: Lateral lingual swelling - Tuberculum impar nose: Nasal placode - Olfactory pit - nasal prominences (Lateral, Medial) - Intermaxillary segment palate: Primitive palate - Secondary palate |
| Tooth development | Dental papilla - Odontoblast - Ameloblast - Hertwig's epithelial root sheath - Epithelial cell rests of Malassez - Cementoblast |
| Thyroid | Thyroid diverticulum - Thyroglossal duct - Ultimobranchial body |
Prenatal development/Mammalian development of nervous system | |
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| General neural development/ neurulation/neurula | Notochord - Neuroectoderm - Neural plate - Neural folds - Neural groove
Neural crest - Neural tube (Neuromere/Rhombomere, Cephalic flexure) Alar plate (sensory) - Basal plate (motor) Glioblast - Neuroblast |
| Eye development | Optic vesicles - Optic stalk - Optic cup - Lens placode |
| Auditory development | Auditory vesicle - Auditory pit |
| Note: mostly ecoderm, but mesoderm is precursor for epineurium, perineurium, and endoneurium | |
Prenatal development/Mammalian development of respiratory system (overview) | |
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| Upper | Nasal placode |
| Lower | Laryngotracheal groove - Lung buds |
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