loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə vˈɛntɹəl mˈɪdlaɪn ʌvðɪ ˌɛmbɹɪˈɑːnɪk nˈʊɹɹəl tˈuːb, ðə flˈoːɹ plˈeɪt ɪz ɐ spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd ɡlˈaɪəl stɹˈʌktʃɚ ðæt spˈænz ðɪ æntˌiəɹəpəstˈɪɹiɚɹ ˈæksɪs fɹʌmðə mˈɪdbɹeɪn tə ðə tˈeɪl ɹˈiːdʒənz.
Located on the ventral midline of the embryonic neural tube, the floor plate is a specialized glial structure that spans the anteroposterior axis from the midbrain to the tail regions.