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Transverse Section
LEVEL OF TELENCEPHALON AND OLFACTORY ORGANS

Structure Location Mode of formation Embryonic Fate/Function 7MM

Origin precursor
Telencephalon Ectoderm As is
Lateral Cavity of Evagination of the side Ectoderm Telocoel
Ventricle telencephalon of the neural tube at the
anterior end of
neurocoel
Ependymal Immediately Ectoderm Cilia aids in the movement of
layer surrounding the the cerebrospinal fluid in the
neurocoel ventricles of the brain
Mantle layer Ectoderm Will form gray matter
Marginal layer Ectoderm Will form white matter
Nasal Organ Ventrolateral to Invagination of Ectoderm Olfactory vesicle
telencephalon ectoderm
Olfactory Ectoderm Gives rise to olfactory nerve Olfactory vesicle
epithelium that connects the olfactory
lobes to the brain
External naris Invagination of the Ectoderm
ectoderm
Internal naris Ectoderm
Frontal organ Evagination of the Ectoderm Contains photoreceptors
diencephalic roof with Function as third eye
epiphysis
Migrates toward
telencephalon
Jacobson’s Evagination of the nasal Ectoderm Picks up the smell of food
organ organ from the buccal region
Buccal cavity Where nasal Epithelial; Oral acvity
cavity and mouth derived
opens from
stomodeu
m
Ectoderm
Prechordal Beneath Hyaline Will form chondrocranium
cartilage telencephalon cartilage
Melanocytes Dorsolateral
region of the
brain and lateral
to nasal organs
Mesenchyme Mesoderm Outermost cells forms the
dermis
Epidermis Outer layer of the Composed
skin of two
strata of
ectodermal
cells

LEVEL OF THE DIENCEPHALON AND THE EYE

Structure Location Mode of Embryonic Origin Fate/Function 4MM

formation precursor
Diencephalon Ectoderm As is
III ventricle Cavity of Ectoderm Diocoel
diencephalon
Infundibulum Ectoderm Will evaginate the
posterior of
 pituitary together
with stomodeum
Mesencephalon Dorsal to Ectoderm Bears the 3rd & 4th As is
diencephalon cranial nerves
Cerebral aqueduct Cavity of Ectoderm Mesocoel
mesencephalon
Pituitary body Oval mass Derived from Ectoderm Hypophysis
beneath infundibulum and
infundibulum solid ingrowth of
stomodeum
Optic cup Ganglian Innermost Ectoderm Axons form the Optic vesicle
(retina) cells sublayer optic nerve
Bipolar Middle layer Ectoderm Will synapse the
neurons receptor and
ganglian cells
Rods and Outermost Ectoderm Where
cones sublayer photoreceptoral
process is formed
Optic cup (pigmented Outer wall of the From the medial Ectoderm Iris
epithelium) optic cup half of optic
vesicle
Lens Lens One cell thick Thickenings of Ectoderm Lens vesicle
epithelium the inner wall of Epithelial cells
Lens fibers Core of the lens the lens vesicle Ectoderm Will become long
(lens) Columar epithelial fibers arranged in
cells layers
Cornea Assembly of Ectoderm Superficial covering Lens vesicle
ectodermal and of the eye
mesodermal cells
between
 ectoderm and
lens
Choroid and Sclera Mesodermal cells Mesoderm
outside the
pigmented
epithelium
Pharynx Endodermal cells
(lining)
Hypobranchial Under the floor of Cartilage Makes up parts of
cartilages the foregut visceral skeleton
and support of
pharynx
Thyroid Beneath Endoderm Associated with
hypobranchial pharyx
cartilage
Skeletal muscle Lateral and Mesoderm Somites
ventral side of (Sclerotome)
pharynx
Oral suckers Ectoderm Glandular function Adhesive
Columnar Produce sticky glands
epithelial cells slime for
attachment to
floating objects

LEVEL OF THE MYELENCEPHALON AND AUDITORY VESICLE

Structure Location MOF Embryo Fate/Function 7MM

nic precursor
Origin
Myelencephalon Most posterior region Ectoder Roof will become vascularized Rhombencephal
 with thick floor called m forming posterior choroid plexus on
basal plates
IV ventricle Cavity of Ectoder Rhombocoel
Myelencephalon m
Audito On each side of the Ectoder Otic vesicle
ry medulla m
vesicl Endolymph Thick-walled tube Ectoder Marks the course of
e atic duct between medulla and ear m invaginations of the auditory
vesicle vesicle from ectoderm
Utriculus Dorsal chamber Ectoder
m
Semicircula 3 perpendicular folds of Ectoder Sensory epithelium represented
r canals the ear vesicle (anterior, m by horizontal canal
posterior, horizontal)
Sacculus Ventral chamber Ectoder Lagena (lower vert), cochlea
m (higher vert)
Auditory capsule Mesench Will become cartilaginous ear
ymal capsule that surrounds and
cells protects the inner ear
Auditory ganglion Medial side of ear vesicle Nerve
cells
Notochord Mesoder Mesenchymal cells will give rise As is
m to notochordal sheath
Parachordals On each side of Cartilage
notochord
Heart Pericardial Mesoder Chamber enclosing the heart As is
cavity m
Conus Most anterior region Mesoder Connects ventricle with ventral As is
arteriosus m aorta
Ventricle Thicker muscular wall Mesoder Connects conus and atrium As is
 m
Atrium Thin walled chamber Mesoder Receives blood from sinus As is
m venosus and delivers it to the
ventricle
Sinus Posterior-most chamber Mesoder Receives venous blood and As is
venosus lying anterior to the liver m delivers it to atrium
Opercular cavity Continuous with gut on Ectoder
each side of the heart m
Dorsal aorta Above each gill chamber Mesoder As is
m
Aortic arches (3-6) Within branchial arches Connects the dorsal and ventral
and encircling the aorta
pharynx
Visceral arch
Ganglia Facial Anterior to auditory Facial+auditoy ganglion=
(VII) ganglion acoustic-facialis ganglion
Trigemin Anterior and dorsal to
al (V) the acoustic-facialis
ganglion
Glossoph Below each auditory
aryngeal vesicle
(IX)
Operculum Formed Ectoder
by a body m
fold
Metencephalon Anterior subdivision of Ectoder Rhombencephal
rhombencephalon m on
Behind the optic lobes
and medial to V ganglion
 LEVEL OF THE PRONEPHROS AND THE FIRST SPINAL GANGLION
Structure Location MOF Embryonic Fate/Function 7MM
Origin precurso
r
Spinal cord From posterior Ectoderm As is
region of
neural tube
Neural canal Laterally compressed cavity Ectoderm As is
with ciliated and pigmented
ependymal cells
Gray matter Inner layer of spinal cord Ectoderm Spinal
composed of neruoblasts cord
and neuroglia
White matter Peripheral layer containing Ectoderm
axons of the neurons in gray
matter
Meninges Ectoderm Membranous covering of CNS none
First spinal Nerve cells ventrolateral to none
ganglia spinal cord
Myotomes On each side of notochord Mesoderm Thickened primordial of Somite
skeletal muscles
Pleuroperiton Coelomic cavity containing the
eal cavity viscera except the heart
Esophagus Below the notochord Endoderm Tubular organ with folded As is
mucosal lining
Dorsal aorta Between notochord and Mesoderm As is
esophagus
Pronephros Ventrolateral region of the Arise from Mesoderm As is
body nephrotome
Pronephric Mesoderm As is
tubules Cuboidal
epithelium
Posterior Blood vessels within Mesoderm Supplies pronephros with blood
cardinal veins pronephros
Nephrostome Mesoderm Opening of pronephric tubules As is
into the coelom
Nephric duct Lone duct at most caudal Mesoderm Joins the cloaca where it
section of pronephros empties its contents
Glomus Mesoderm Functional componets of As is
pronephric kidney
Waste products diffuse from
glomi to coelomic fluid
Stomach Evaginations of Endoderm
the
endodermal
lining form the
rudiments of
gastric glands
Duodenum Between pyloric end of Endoderm
stomach and intestine
Intestine Posterior to duodenum filled Endoderm
with yolk platelets
Liver To the right of the midline Endoderm
Gallbladder One-cell thick Endoderm
Bile duct Thick walled tube that Endoderm
appears in the place of gall
bladder
Pancreas Within the curvature of Endoderm
stomach with alveoli
surrounding small ducts