| Name: | neural plate | 
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| 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: | dorsal region | 
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | Anatomical region dorsally located on the body or body part. | 
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000079] |