|- style="text-align: center; line-height: 1;" class="hiddenStructure"
| colspan="2" |
|- class="hiddenStructure"
|Latin
|colspan="2"|
|- class="hiddenStructure"
|
|colspan="2"|[subject # ]
|- class="hiddenStructure"
|System
|colspan="2"|
|- class="hiddenStructure"
|Carnegie stage
|colspan="2"|[9]
|- class="hiddenStructure"
|Days
|colspan="2"|19
|- class="hiddenStructure"
|Precursor
|colspan="2"|ectoderm
|- class="hiddenStructure"
|Gives rise to
|colspan="2"|neural tube
|- class="hiddenStructure"
|MeSH
|colspan="2"|[]
|- class="hiddenStructure"
|Dorlands/Elsevier
|colspan="2"|[p_23/12645751]
|}
In human embryology, formation of neural plate is the first step of neurulation. It is created by a flat thickening opposite to the primitive streak.
As it develops, it becomes surrounded by neural folds, which eventually create the cylindrical neural tube. This process is termed primary neurulation.
