cloacal membrane
embryonic cloacal membrane
The membrane that covers the embryonic cloaca, formed by the union of proctodeal (anal pit) ectoderm and cloacal endoderm, with no intervening mesoderm; the urorectal septum joins the cloacal membrane and divides it into an anal membrane and a urogenital membrane; the point where the urorectal septum intersects the cloacal membrane is the future site of the perineal body; proliferation of mesoderm and ectoderm around the cloacal membrane produces primordial tissues of the external genitalia in both sexes: the genital tubercle, genital folds, and genital swellings.
| Type | Organ |
| Système corporel | Urinary |
| Structure parente | membranous layer |
| Nom latin | embryonic cloacal membrane |
| FMA ID | 295525 |
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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.
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