neural crest

A specialized region of ectoderm found between the neural ectoderm (neural plate) and non-neural ectoderm and composed of highly migratory pluripotent cells that delaminate in early embryonic development from the dorsal neural tube and give rise to an astounding variety of differentiated cell types[MP]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the neural crest is

A specialized region of ectoderm found between the neural ectoderm (neural plate) and non-neural ectoderm and composed of highly migratory pluripotent cells that delaminate in early embryonic development from the dorsal neural tube and give rise to an astounding variety of differentiated cell types[MP]. The atlas records it as a tissue at the tissue scale in the human body.

Where the neural crest 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 crest connects to

The atlas records 20 typed relationships for it, across 4 kinds of connection. part of embryo and neuroectoderm.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the neural crest. 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 NC, crista neuralis and neural crest material. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0002342, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

• Part of: embryo and neuroectoderm.
• A kind of: anatomical structure, embryonic structure and tissue.
• develops into: adrenal medulla, chromaffin system, corneal endothelium, endocardial cushion, facial skeleton and mesenchyme derived from neural crest, and 7 more.
• Develops from: neural fold and neural plate.

Questions

Where is the neural crest?

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 crest connect to?

Part of: embryo and neuroectoderm.

Is the neural crest the same in other species?

Leumas holds the same relationship vocabulary for every species it carries, so where another dataset records this structure you can put the two side by side on /compare.