Mesoderm Quiz

Here are a few simple questions that relate to mesoderm development. Take the quiz and see what you know, if you get some wrong, try working through through the Embryology Lecture on Mesoderm.

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1 Mesenchyme refers to the middle layer of the trilaminar embryo

	true
	false

2 The intraembryonic coelom forms within :

	somites
	lateral plate
	neural tube
	intermediate mesoderm

3 All paraxial mesoderm segments into somites.

	true
	false

4 Somites are developmental structures that contribute the following adult structures :

	vertebra, notochord, dermis, skeletal muscle
	vertebra, intervertebral discs, dermis, skeletal muscle
	kidney, body wall connective tissue, sensory ganglia
	kidney, gastrointestinal tract smooth muscle, mesentry