Developmental anatomy

Developmental anatomy

The study of the development of fertalized egg to adult.

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Developmental anatomy

Meatus

Anatomy; Developmental anatomy

An opening or passage; general term for an opening or passageway in the body.

In early stages, the mesoderm is known as the mesoblast. The mesoderm is the middle of the three primary germ layers of the embryo, lying between the ectoderm and the endoderm. It gives rise to the ...

Morula

Anatomy; Developmental anatomy

16 celled embryo. Derived from the Latin for Mulberry.

Neuropore

Anatomy; Developmental anatomy

The open anterior end or the open posterior end of the neural tube of the early embryo. These openings gradually close as the tube develops, the timing of each being so precise that they are used to ...