Lect. 15 - Establishment Of Body Plan II Flashcards
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Intermediate mesoderm
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Narrow column of mesoderm; lateral to paraxial mesoderm; gives rise to urogenital system
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Lateral plate mesoderm
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Thin plate of mesoderm lateral to intermediate mesoderm; splits to form lining of body cavities and mesoderm of most internal organs as well as limbs
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Somitomeres
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Initial pairs of segments of mesenchyme (barely discernible as segments) that begin to develop along and on either side of the neural late in the paraxial mesoderm
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Somites
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More dense blocks of mesoderm that form along the notochord; they from behind the 7th pair of Somitomeres
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Paraxial (segmental plate) mesoderm
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Thick column of mesoderm closest to and parallel w/ the notochord; becomes segmented into somites
