Embryology Glossary Flashcards
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Agenesis
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Complete failure of a structure or a organ to form
2
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Allantois
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Blind diverticulitis of the caudal gut tube. The vessels arising from it give the placental circulation.
3
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Amnion
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Inner membrane made by the fusion of amnion with chorion. The amnion encloses the amniotic sac with amniotic fluid inside.
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Angioblast
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Primordial of vascular endothelial cells that form in mesoderm and form blood vessels
5
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Angiogenesis
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Formation of new blood vessels (in spaces lines by angioblasts)
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Annular
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Ring shaped
7
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Atrial Septal Defect
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Hole in septum that divides the two atria, usually because the septum secundum fails to cover the foramen secundum
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Axial
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Refers to body axis
