The first major phase of neurodevelopment is induction of the
A) neural tube.
B) neural grove.
C) growth cones.
D) neural plate.
E) neural growth factors.

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The first major phase of neurodevelopment is the induction of the neural plate, which forms from the ectoderm during embryonic development. The neural plate then folds in on itself to form the neural tube, which gives rise to the brain and spinal cord. The other options (neural grove, growth cones, neural growth factors) are important for later stages of neurodevelopment, but not the initial induction of the neural tissue.

The First Major Phase of Neurodevelopment Is Induction of the