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Pig Embryo (stage 13/14)

Pig Embryo

B1: Dorsal portion of hypopharyngeal hypo-branchial) eminence. Rathke's pouch (derived from ectoderm anterior to the buccopharyngeal membrane, rudimentary adenohypophysis).

B2: Rathke's pouch. Thyroid rudiment (cords) near midline.

B3: Rudimentary thyroid ventral to aortic sac (also seen in B2, ventral to the hypopharyngeal

eminence).

G7: (Close to midline in head region). Forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain (with thin roof). Rathke's pouch. Floor of pharynx with foramen caecum (the tongue has not yet formed).

About Notes

Lecture notes from the Anat 3311 1997 Science Embryology course compiled and written by Dr Mark Hill. Some notes derived from historic class notes.
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