Term: neural plate anatomical region
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Name: neural plate
Synonyms: presumptive central nervous system
Definition: Portion of tissue that is 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.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000132]
Name: anatomical region
Synonyms:
Definition: A 3D region in space without well-defined compartmental boundaries; for example, the dorsal region of an ectoderm.
Ontology: Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000070]