After a car accident, a 38-year-old woman is taken to the emergency room. She was not hurt in the crash, but she insists she did not notice the automobile that hit her along the front side of her vehicle. The patient also reported experiencing everyday migraines and not having menstruated in 4 months. There is bitemporal hemianopsia but no other abnormalities on physical examination. A brain MRI is depicted below. This patient's lesion most likely originates from which of the following embryologic layers?

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After a car accident, a 38-year-old woman is taken to the emergency room. She was not hurt in the crash, but she insists she did not notice the automobile that hit her along the front side of her vehicle. The patient also reported experiencing everyday migraines and not having menstruated in 4 months. There is bitemporal hemianopsia but no other abnormalities on physical examination. A brain MRI is depicted below.  This patient's lesion most likely originates from which of the following embryologic layers?

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Eductional Objective: All adult cells and tissues are descended from the three basic germ layers: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. The surface ectoderm, neural tube, and neural crest all develop from the ectoderm.

After a Car Accident, a 38-Year-Old Woman Is Taken to the Emergency