Click and drag the terms on the left to accurately complete the sentences on the right. Then arrange the sentences in order to accurately describe the process of the embryonic development of the neural tube, a precursor to the brain. Drag the text blocks below into their correct order.
The neural plate sinks and its edges thicken, forming a neural groove with a raised neural fold along each side.
The neuroectoderm appears along the length of the embryo and thickens to form the
The lumen of the neural tube becomes a fluid-filled space that later develops into of the spinal cord the and the ventricles of the brain.
The neural folds then fuse along the midline beginning in the neural crest region and progressing toward the nose and tail.
A hollow channel called the forms, which eventually will grow lateral processes that later form motor nerve fibers.
central canal
neural tube
neural groove
cervical
lumbar
neural plate