visceral yolk sac
secondary yolk sac
Extraembryonic tissue membrane, formed from the visceral endoderm and the extraembryonic mesoderm, which is located ventral to the embryonic disc and is connected to the presumptive midgut of the embryo; the yolk that it contains is the site of embryonic hematopoiesis and vitelline circulation is involved in early embryonic circulation; it is the origin of the primordial germ cells.
| Type | Organ |
| Parent Structure | yolk sac |
| Latin Name | secondary yolk sac |
| FMA ID | 296715 |
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