What Is a Neural Tube?
By
Twill Care Editors
Reviewed by
Alyssa Quimby, M.D.
September 06, 2023
![neural tube
noun
The basis of the brain and spinal cord. It forms in early pregnancy.
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The neural tube starts out teeny and flat like a ribbon. Then, it closes into a tube in early pregnancy, usually around week 6. This forms the basis of the fetus’s brain and spinal cord.
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