Wednesday 4 October 2017

Derivatives of the neural crest | PGI Based MCQ


All the following are derivatives of the neural crest, except: 

A. Melanocyte 
B. Adrenal medulla 
C. Sympathetic ganglia 
D. Cauda equine
E. Langerhan cells



Answer. D. Cauda equine; (E) Langerhan cells

Neural crest derivatives:

  1. ANS,
  2. Dorsal root ganglia,
  3. Melanocytes,
  4. Chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla,
  5. Enterochromaffin cells,
  6. Pia and arachnoid,
  7. Celiac ganglion,
  8. Schwann cells,
  9. Odontoblasts,
  10. Parafollicular (C) cells of thyroid,
  11. Laryngeal cartilage,
  12. Bones of the skull.