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Brain Vesicles

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Brain Vesicle Formation
Key Points
  • The neural tube differentiates into brain vesicles ("-cephalon")
  • The earliest subdivisions of the brain have developed by the end of 4 weeks.
3 Primary Brain Vesicles
There are 3 primary brain vesicles:
  • Prosencephalon
  • Mesencephalon
  • Rhombencephalon
5 Secondary Brain Vesicles at 5 Weeks
At 5 weeks, they further develop into the secondary brain vesicles, and there are 5 of them:
  • The prosencephalon partitions into the telencephalon and diencephalon.
  • The mesencephalon remains as the mesencephalon.
  • The rhombencephalon partitions into the metencephalon and myelencephalon.

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