Developmental anatomy

Developmental anatomy

The study of the development of fertalized egg to adult.

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Developmental anatomy

Zona pellucida

Anatomy; Developmental anatomy

A thick, transparent, noncellular layer or envelope of uniform thickness surrounding an oocyte. Also called the oolemma.

Segmentation cavity

Anatomy; Developmental anatomy

The fluid-filled cavity of the mass of cells produced by cleavage of a fertilised ovum.

Somite

Anatomy; Developmental anatomy

One of the paired, block like masses of mesoderm, arranged segmentally alongside the neural tube of the embryo, forming the vertebral column and segmental musculature.

The tough white outer coat of the eyeball, covering approximately the posterior five sixths of its surface, and continuous anteriorly with the cornea and posteriorly with the external sheath of the ...