The innermost of the three primary germ layers of an animal embryo, developing into the gastrointestinal tract, the lungs, and associated structures. Also called hypoblast.
endodermal en'do·der'mal adj.
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The innermost of the three primary germ layers of an animal embryo, developing into the gastrointestinal tract, the lungs, and associated structures. Also called hypoblast.
endodermal en'do·der'mal adj.
The innermost of the three primitive germ layers of the embryo; from it are derived the epithelium of the pharynx, respiratory tract (except the nose), digestive tract, bladder and urethra.
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| Blastodermic vesicle of Vespertilio murinus. (Endoderm labeled as 'entoderm'.) | ||
| Gray's | subject #6 49 | |
| Days | 16 | |
| Precursor | hypoblast | |
| Gives rise to | splanchnopleure | |
| MeSH | Endoderm | |
Endoderm is one of the germ layers formed during animal embryogenesis. Cells migrating inward along the archenteron form the inner layer of the gastrula, which develops into the endoderm.
The endoderm consists at first of flattened cells, which subsequently become columnar. It forms the epithelial lining of the whole of the digestive tube except part of the mouth,pharynx and the terminal part of the rectum (which are lined by involutions of the ectoderm), the lining cells of all the glands which open into the digestive tube, including those of the liver and pancreas, the epithelium of the auditory tube and tympanic cavity, of the trachea, bronchi, and air cells of the lungs, of the urinary bladder and part of the urethra, and that which lines the follicles of the thyroid gland and thymus.
The following graph represents the products produced by the endoderm.
| Germ Layer | Category | Product |
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| Endoderm | General[1] | Gastrointestinal tract |
| Endoderm | General | Respiratory tract |
| Endoderm | General | Endocrine glands and organs (liver and pancreas) |
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Section through the embryo. |
Section through ovum imbedded in the uterine decidua |
| Germ layers | |
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| Germ Layers | Ectoderm • Endoderm • Mesoderm |
| Production | Histogenesis • Organogenesis |
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