BGD Practical - Gastrointestinal Tract Development
From Embryology
Aim:This practical is an introduction to development of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract (GIT).
Key Concepts: endoderm, foregut, midgut, hindgut, buccopharyngeal membrane, cloacal membrane, mesenteries, peritoneal space, midgut herniation, folding, liver, pancreas, spleen
Key Reading:
BGD-B 2009 Laboratory Notes: Practical 1: Embryology of the Gastrointestinal Tract (PDF 4 pages, 260 kB) Human Embryology, WJ. Larsen Chapter 9 p229-260 The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (6th ed.) Moore & Persaud Chapter 12 p271-302
