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Development of the Brain in Vertebrates | Ectodermal Organs | Embryology

We will first trace the features manifest in the development of the brain in all vertebrates and then point out some of the peculiarities found in higher vertebrates, especially in mammals and in man. The anterior brain vesicle, the prosencephalon, gives rise at its anterior end to the telencephalon. The latter produces in an early stage two bulges directed anterolaterally [...]

By |2018-04-30T10:44:12+00:00April 30, 2018|Ectodermal Organs|Comments Off on Development of the Brain in Vertebrates | Ectodermal Organs | Embryology

Comparison of Brain in Various Vertebrates

Learn about the comparison of brain in various vertebrates. Comparison: Vertebrates # Elasmobranch: 1. The brain is enclosed within a cartilaginous cranium. It is divisible into a forebrain, made up of telencephalon and thalamencephalon; a midbrain or mesencephalon and a hindbrain consists of metencephalon and myelencephalon. The various lobes of the brain are situated in a straight line. 2. Olfactory [...]

By |2016-10-20T08:47:19+00:00October 20, 2016|Vertebrates|Comments Off on Comparison of Brain in Various Vertebrates
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