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neural tube

neural tube

1 7.0
A tube in an embryo that becomes the brain and spinal cord
  • noun
  • /ˈnʊrəl tuːb/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tubo neural
  • The neural tube is what is formed in just 7 days after the egg inside the woman is fertilized.
  • neural tube defect

The body has to convert it into methylfolate to prevent a neural tube defect.

Examples

  • Anencephaly happens if the upper part of the neural tube does not close all the way.

    Blog text (17)

  • Spina bifida is a neural tube defect involving an incomplete closure of the spine.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The neural tube is formed when the nucleus flattens out and begins to form what will be the "brain stem."

    Blog text (21)

  • These should be taken daily until the 12th week of pregnancy to prevent the risk of neural tube defects (NTD) such as spina bifida.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The nervous system progresses from a neural tube to the essential subdivisions of the brain into forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain. During this time, the upper and lower limb buds also begin to appear.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Anencephaly happens if the upper part of the neural tube does not close all the way.

  • Spina bifida results from the failure of the neural tube to close in the developing fetus.

  • Studies have shown that folic acid reduces the incidence of neural tube birth defects in pregnant women.

How Advanced

organogenesis
  • Specialized
1 9.3
neural tube
  • Specialized
1 7.0
gastrulation
  • Specialized
9.9
blastula
  • Specialized
9.8
cleavage
4 4.9

Surface Forms

neural tube singular
neural tubes plural

Morphology

neural + tube

The phrase is compositional: 'neural' (relating to nerves or neurons) plus 'tube' (a hollow cylindrical structure) directly yields the idea of a tubular neural structure. Although it is a technical biological term, the meaning is predictable from the constituents and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Neural tube shows a simple picture: neural means 'nerve' and tube describes its long, hollow shape. In an embryo this tube of early nerve tissue becomes the brain and spinal cord, so the name tells you what the structure is and what it will become.