neurulation

(noun)

the process by which the beginnings of the vertebrate nervous system is formed in embryos

Related Terms

Examples of neurulation in the following topics:

  • Establishing Body Axes during Development

    • The neural tube develops in two ways: primary neurulation and secondary neurulation.
    • Primary neurulation begins after the neural plate forms.
    • Neurulation in fish proceeds only via the secondary form.
    • In avian species the posterior regions of the tube develop using secondary neurulation and the anterior regions develop by primary neurulation.
    • In mammals, secondary neurulation begins around the 35th somite.