neural crest

noun

, Embryology.

1. a group of ectodermal cells that develop into a variety of tissues, including spinal and autonomic ganglia, connective tissue around the brain and spinal cord, and parts of the facial bones.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neural crest¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Anteriorly, the neural crest extends as far as the roof of the mid-brain.

From Project Gutenberg

In any case Marshall has not yet been able again to find an olfactory nerve till long after the disappearance of the neural crest.

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The probable explanation of the origin of nerves from the neural crest has already been briefly given (p. 316).

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