Neuroembryology

© 1995, 1999
Thomas F. Fletcher, DVM, Ph.D
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Minnesota
St.Paul, MN 55108

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         Purpose
         Features
         Student Evaluations
         Platform requirements
         Download instructions

Purpose:
      Neuroembryology 1.0 is independent study courseware intended to help students learn developmental anatomy of the nervous system and special senses. It is a HyperCard stand-alone appication (Mac platform). The courseware was designed for first-year veterinary students studying Embryology or Neurobiology.


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Features:
      Neuroembryology 1.0 presents developmental anatomy of the nervous system and special senses through a series of text & graphics screens that have labeled buttons for accessing related additional information. The courseware includes:

  • Summary of the subject matter
  • List of courseware objectives
  • List of major topics (which serves as a look-up index)
  • Detailed outline of subject matter (click on a topic to view it)
  • Glossary of terms
  • Quiz.

Major Topics:

  • Neurulation (neural tube & neural crest formation)
  • Central Nervous System
    • Spinal cord
    • Brain
    • Peripheral Nervous System
  • Special Senses
    • Eye
    • Ear
    • Taste Buds
    • Olfaction
  • Meninges

Lesson Objectives:

  • Beginning with ectoderm, list the chain of cell types that give rise to neurons and glial cells.
  • Describe how mantle and marginal layers of the neural tube give rise to gray matter and white matter of the spinal cord, cerebellum, and cerebrum.
  • List origins of major components of brain, in terms of the five primary divisions and three vesicles of the cranial end of the neural tube.
  • Understand how neuronal migrations enable neuron populations to establish connections and the fate of neurons that fail to connect.
  • Describe the developmental destiny of the cavity of the neural tube.
  • Describe the formation of meninges.
  • Describe the morphogenic development of retina and optic nerve and the origin of other components of the eye and adnexia.
  • List embryonic origins of inner, middle, and outer components of the ear.

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Platform Requirements:

Neuroembryology 1.0 is a HyperCard stand-alone application. Minimal requirements are a Macintosh computer with a 9-in. black & white screen and 2 MB of RAM available to run the application. Disc size is 2.6 MB.

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Download Instructions:

A Macintosh computer is required to run Neuroembryology 1.0. When you click "Download Now" (below), a 1.2 MB compressed, self-extracting, binary file "Neuroembryology 1.0.sea" will be transmitted to the location on your hard disk where your browser downloads files. Double-click the downloaded file icon to extract a 2.6 MB file "Neuroembryology 1.0" (your browser may extract this file automatically). Double-click "Neuroembryology 1.0" to view the courseware. (You can trash "Neuroembryology 1.0.sea" to conserve disk space.) Download Now

Neuroembryology courseware is free of charge for educational use.

Contents

Gross Anatomy        Microanatomy       Developmental Anatomy

Neuroanatomy                   Radiographic Anatomy


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