Differentiation and Development 1

Embryonic membranes

  • Amnion becomes filled with amniotic fluid
  • Yolk sac becomes part of the gut, earliest blood cells
  • Allantois constructs umbilical cord linking embryo to placenta and part of urinary bladder
  • Chorion helps form placenta and is the outermost membrane which encloses the embryonic body

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