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Intraembryonic coelom
| Intraembryonic coelom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Days | 23 | |
| Precursor | lateral plate mesoderm | |
| Gives rise to | pericardial cavity, pleural cavity, peritoneal cavity | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_16/12221052 | |
The intraembryonic coelom (or somatic coelom) is a a portion of the conceptus forming in the mesoderm. During the second week of development, the intermediate mesoderm splits into a dorsal somatic mesoderm (somatopleure) and a ventral splanchnic mesoderm (splanchnopleure). The resulting cavity between the somatopleure and splanchnopleure is called the intraembryonic coelom. This space will give rise to the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
It briefly has a connection with the extraembryonic coelom.
External links
- http://www.embryology.ch/anglais/hdisqueembry/triderm09.html
- http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/coelom.htm
- http://www.ana.ed.ac.uk/database/humat/notes/embryo/cavities/coelom.htm
The content of this section is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (local copy). It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Intraembryonic coelom" modified December 22, 2007 with previous authors listed in its history.
