neural plate in dogs

A region of embryonic ectodermal cells that lie directly above the notochord. During neurulation, they change shape and produce an infolding of the neural plate (the neural fold) that then seals to form the neural tube[XAO]. The earliest recognizable dorsal ectodermal primordium of the central nervous system present near the end of gastrulation before infolding to form the neural keel; consists of a thickened pseudostratified epithelium[ZFA]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the neural plate is

A region of embryonic ectodermal cells that lie directly above the notochord. During neurulation, they change shape and produce an infolding of the neural plate (the neural fold) that then seals to form the neural tube[XAO]. The earliest recognizable dorsal ectodermal primordium of the central nervous system present near the end of gastrulation before infolding to form the neural keel; consists of a thickened pseudostratified epithelium[ZFA]. The atlas records it as a tissue at the tissue scale in the dog.

Where the neural plate is

This dataset records no region or system for it. No positional evidence of any kind. Drawn outside the body so it can still be found and counted, never inside it.

What the neural plate connects to

The atlas records 9 typed relationships for it, across 5 kinds of connection. part of embryo.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the neural plate. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as lamina neuralis and presumptive central nervous system. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0003075, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

• Part of: embryo.
• A kind of: anatomical structure, embryonic structure, embryonic tissue and epithelium.
• develops into: midbrain-hindbrain boundary and neural crest.
• Develops from: gastrula.
• contains: neural fold.

Questions

Where is the neural plate?

This dataset records no region or system for it. No positional evidence of any kind. Drawn outside the body so it can still be found and counted, never inside it.

What does the neural plate connect to?

Part of: embryo.

Is the neural plate the same in other species?

This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.