Development of nervous system quiz

Neural crest cells differentiate into:

The ganglia of the autonomic nervous system are derived from:

Which one of the following is the most associated with the cerebrum?

Which one of the following is most associated with the 3rd ventricle?

Which one of the following is most associated with the cerebellum?

Spina bifida occulta and myelomeningocele result from a defect in neural tube closure.

Microglial cells arise from glioblasts after the production of neuroblasts has ceased.

The sympathetic nervous system is derived from neural crest cells.

Cerebrospinal fluid:

At birth, the caudal end of the spinal cord lies at which vertebral level?

If you were to perform spinal lumbar puncture on a newborn baby, below which level would you target to avoid damaging spinal cord?

If you were to perform a spinal lumbar puncture on an adult, below which vertebral level would you target to avoid damaging the spinal cord?

A 55 year-old male presents with 1 cm dark, irregular, slightly raised lesion on his forearm. He is often in the sun working in his garden, and he has noticed it growing bigger in the past few months. What is the embryonic origin of these malignant cells?

The brain flexure which develops between the metencephalon and the myelencephalon is called the:

From which embryonic layer does the dura mater arise?