part of develops from neural crest NC crista neuralis A specialized region of ectoderm found between the neural ectoderm (neural plate) and non-neural ectoderm and composed of highly migratory pluripotent cells that delaminate in early embryonic development from the dorsal neural tube and give rise to an astounding variety of differentiated cell types[MP]. neural crest material neurectoderm neural plate ectoderm-derived structure neural fold structure with developmental contribution from neural crest germ layer / neural crest