GI System Flashcards
What week does folding of they embryo occur?
3rd week
What embrylogic layer gives rise to the GI tract?
Endoderm
Which part of the endoderm gives rise to the foregut, midgut, and hindgut?
Inferior part of the endoderm
The inferior part of the endoderm gives rise to what?
Foregut
Midgut
Hindgut
When is the gut tube fully formed?
The 6th week
What does the buccopharyngeal membrane become?
The mouth
What does the cloacal membrane become?
- anus
2. urogenital system
What separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
Septum Transversum
Where does the esophagus develop from?
The foregut
Where is the the esophagus located?
Behind the pharynx
What is the development of the esophagus a division of?
The esophagus is a division of the trachea from the esophagus by the tracheoesophageal septum.
