Ramos, Joseph Earl Asunada
4Biology-4
Development of Chick Embryo
Membranes
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Structures Fate Other notes Anterior Posterior
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Somatopleure
Forms chorion, amnion and part of the
Lateral plate
/ / body wall, consists of ectoderm and
mesoderm
somatic mesoderm
Forms the yolk sac, allantois and part of
Splanchnopleu the body wall Lateral plate
/ /
re Consists of endoderm and splachnic mesoderm
mesoderm
Gives rise to the epimeres: Dermatome, On either side of Unsegmented
Somites / / / Mesenchyme
sclerotome and myotome the neural tube mesoderm
Delaminates into the splanchnic and
Hypomeres /
somatic mesoderm
Unsegmented
/ / Forms the somites Somites
mesoderm
Incorporated into amnion, overgrown
Proamnion / / Surrounds head
and dissapears
Gives rise to the amnion (inner) and
Amniotic fold /
chorion (outer)
Yolk sac / / / Does not persists Enclosing the yolk
Enclosing the
common cardinal
Pleuropericardi vein
/ / Persists
al membranes Seperates pleural
from pericardial
cavities
Brain region
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Neural groove
Neural plate / forms the neural groove and folds
and folds
Neural folds / Fuses Neural tube
Neural groove / Becomes the neurocoel Neurocoel
Anterior
/ / Closes Neural tube
neuropore
Neural crest / / Forms the ganglia, pigment cells, part Above the neural
of the gill arches etc. tube and edges of
the neural plate
With median
Prosencephalo Divides into the telencephalon vesicle and lateral Head
/ Mesencephalon
n (Anterior) and diencephalon (posterior) out pocketing on ectoderm
each side
Optic vesicle, Close proximity to
/ / / Retinal portion of the eyes
optic cup head ectoderm
Forms the posterior lobe of the pituary Floor of the
Infundibulum / / /
gland diecephalon
Cavity of Head
Prosocoel / Give rise to ventricle I-III Mesocoel
prosencephalon ectoderm
Mesencephalo Prosencephalo Rhombencephal
/ / / Remains the mesencephalon
n n on
Mesocoel / Gives rise to the cerebral aqueduct Prosocoel Metacoel
Divides into the metencephalon
Rhombenceph Mesencephalo
/ (Anterior) and myelencephalon Spinal cord
alon n
(posterior)
Metencephalo Mesencephalo
/ / / Forms the cerebellum Myelencephalon
n n, isthumus
Metacoel / Becomes part of IV ventricle Mesocoel Myelocoel
Myelencephalo Metencephalo
/ / / Spinal cord
n n
Myelocoel / Becomes part of IV ventricle Metacoel Central canal
Seperates mid
Isthmus / / Persists Mid brain Hind brain
from hind brain
Mesencephalo
Diencephalon / / Persists Telencephalon
n
Velum Dorsal wall of the
/ / Persists Diencephalon Telencephalon
transversum forebrain
Semilunar Close to body and
/ / Persists
ganglion myelencephalon
Lateral to
Jugular meyelencephalon
/ / Persists
ganglion , above anterior
cardinal vein
Attached to the
otic vesicles and
Acoustico-
anterior cardinal
facialis / / Persists
veins
ganglion
Lateral to
myelencephalon
Superior / / Persists On both sides of Auditory
the
ganglion vesicles
myelencephalon
Heart
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Proximal wall:
thickened
Amnio-cardiac splachnic
/ Gives rise to the amnion and heart
vesicle mesoderm
Dorsal wall:
somatopleure
Bulbus Connect ventricle
/ / / Persists Ventral aorta Ventricle
arteriosus to ventral aorta
Heart wall Fuses with
Epimyocardiu Gives rise to epicardium (Heart endocardium to
/ / /
m covering) and myocardium (Heart form the heart
muscles) wall
Connects heart to
Isthmus / / / Persists
the foregut
Bulbus
Ventricle / / / Persists Atrium
arteriosus
Atrium / / / Forms the auricles Ventricle Sinus venosus
Sinus venosus / / / Persists Atrium Vitelline veins
Digestive
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Beneath the
Foregut / / / / Persists Preoral gut Midgut
neural plate
In contact with
the floor of the
Oral plate / / / / Breaks to form opening of the mouth foregut and
ectoderm of the
head
Subgerminal Beneath the
/ Give rise to the midgut
cavity hypoblast
Anterior
Beneath the
intestinal / / Incorporated to the yolk stalk
foregut
portal
Midgut / / Opens to the yolk Foregut Hindgut
Beneath the Subcephalic
Stromodeum / Forms the buccal cavity
foregut cavity
Preoral gut / / Forms the mouth Seperated from Foregut
pharynx by oral
plate
Laryngotrache Develops into the larynx, trachea and
/ /
al groove lung buds
Esophagus / / Persists Dorsal to the gut
Liver Forms the liver and other internal Has caudal and
/ /
diverticulum organs cranial rudiment
Continuous with Cranial liver
Duodenum / / Persists
the foregut rudiment
Continuous with Caudal
Hindgut / / Forms the small intestines and cloaca midgut
the midgut intestinal portal
Caudal Caudal
intestinal / / disappears Opens to the yolk intestinal Tail bud
portal portal
Excretory
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Pronephros (Anterior) Between somites
Nephrotome / / Mesonephros and metanephros and lateral plate
(posterior) mesoderm
Lateral to
descending aorta
Mesonephric
/ / Forms the mesonephric kidneys Medial to
ducts
mesonephric
tubule rudiment
Opening of the
mesonephric Mesonephric
Nephostome / / Persists Coelom
tubule to the tubules
coelom
Blood vessels
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Sinus Part of area opaca
/ Gives rise to terminal blood vessels
terminalis vasculosa
Part of area opaca
Blood islands / Forms first blood cells and vessels
vasculosa
Anterior Lateral to the
/ / / Persists Cardinal veins
cardinal veins mesencephalon
Descending
aorta
Dorsal aorta / / / Persists Dorsal to pharynx
Omphalomesent
eric arteries
Ventral aorta / / / Persists Below phaynx
Connects dorsal
aortic arches / / / Persists
to ventral aorta
Extension of the
Carotid loop / / Persists
1st aortic arches
Extending from
the carotid loop
Internal carotid alongside the
/ / Persists
arteries forebrain
Medial to optic
cups
Dorsal
Between spinal
intersegmente / / Persists
cord and somites
d arteries
Common cardinal
Seperates into postcardinal (Dorsal)
Cardinal veins / / attached to sinus
and common cardinal (Ventra)
venosus
Other structure
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Area opaca Vasculated by the splanchnic Direct contact
/
Vitellina mesoderm with the yolk
Directly over the
subgerminal
cavity
Area pellucida / Ectoderm and mesoderm Area opaca Area opaca
Consists of outer
epiblast and inner
hypoblast
Prechordal Between foregut Head
/ Forms the head mesenchyme Notochord
plate and neural plate mesenchyme
Between foregut Prechordal
Notochord / / / / Does not persist Hensen’s node
and neural plate plate
In between the
delaminated
Coelom / Becomes the body cavity splanchnic and
somatic
mesoderm
Hensen’s node / / Invaginate to form notochord Notochord Primitive streak
Primitive pit / Hensen’s node Primitive groove
Lens placodes / Forms Eye lens
Otic vesicle / / / Forms Inner ear, and endolymphatic
duct
Ventral
Thyroid
/ / / Forms the thyroid gland diverticulum of
rudiment
the pharynx
Bears 1st aortic
Mandibular arc / / Forms the jaws stromodeum
arch
On either side of
Maxillary arc / / Forms the maxilla the rathke’s stomodeum
pouch
Rathke’s Dorsal to
/ / Forms the hypophyis
pouch stromodeum
Transverse Connection of the
/ / Persists
septum isthmus
Ceudal end of the
Tail bud / / Forms the tail notochord Area vitellina
embryo
