hepatic diverticulum

diverticulum hepaticum

An out-pocket of thickened ventral foregut epithelium adjacent to the developing heart. Constitutes the first morphological sign of the embryonic liver. The anterior portion of the hepatic diverticulum gives rise to the liver and intrahepatic biliary tree, while the posterior portion forms the gall bladder and extrahepatic bile ducts.

Tipo Organ
Sistema corporal Digestive
Estructura principal endodermal part of digestive tract
Nombre latino diverticulum hepaticum

Preguntas frecuentes

What is the hepatic diverticulum?
An out-pocket of thickened ventral foregut epithelium adjacent to the developing heart. Constitutes the first morphological sign of the embryonic liver. The anterior portion of the hepatic diverticulum gives rise to the liver and intrahepatic biliary tree, while the posterior portion forms the gall
What body system is the hepatic diverticulum part of?
The hepatic diverticulum is part of the Digestive.
What is the Latin name for the hepatic diverticulum?
The Latin name for the hepatic diverticulum is diverticulum hepaticum.

Estructuras relacionadas

endodermal part of digestive tract endodermal gut trunk mesenchyme trunk and cervical mesenchyme gastrointestinal system mesentery digestive system mesentery exocrine pancreas exocrine component of pancreas exocrine pancreas epithelium epithelium of exocrine pancreas intestine bowel cloaca cloacal chamber skeletal muscle of trunk body musculature

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