If you were looking through a microscope at a thin cross section of the neural tube from a very young vertebrate embryo, which cells might you see?
A) Neuroblasts and gliablasts
B) Muscle cells
C) Microglia
D) Blood-forming stem cells
E) Bone and cartilage cells

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The neural tube is the structure that eventually develops into the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. At a very young stage, the cells within the neural tube are primarily neuroblasts (neural progenitor cells that will eventually differentiate into various types of neurons) and glioblasts (glial progenitor cells that will eventually differentiate into various types of glial cells). Therefore, if you were looking through a microscope at a thin cross section of the neural tube from a very young vertebrate embryo, you would likely see neuroblasts and glioblasts.

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