Proamnion

Head Fold
Blood Island

Head Process
Whole Mount – 18 hr.

Hensen’s node
Primitive Pit

Primitive
Primitive Ridge Streak
Primitive
Groove

Primitive Plate

Area Pellucida

Area Opaca
 notochord

neural plate

epiblast
mesoderm

hypoblast

yolk
A. Level of the Notochord
 Hensen’s node

epiblast

mesoderm

hypoblast

blood islands
yolk

D. Level of the Hensen’s Node

 primitive pit

primitive knot

epiblast

mesoderm

hypoblast

B. Level of the Primitive Pit yolk

 primitive ridge

primitive groove

epiblast

mesoderm

hypoblast

blood islands

yolk
C. Level of the Primitive Groove
Whole Mount 33 - hour
 ventral aorta

conus arteriosus

ventricle

atrium

sinus venosus
omphalomesenteric
(vitelline) veins
Circulatory System (close up)
 A. lateral body fold
B. head mesenchyme

head ectoderm
anterior cardinal vein
B
prosencephalon
prosocoel
A
optic vesicle
optocoel
optic vesicle
infundibulum
blood islands

somatopleure

splanchnopleure

A. Level of the Prosencephalon

 mesencephalon
mesocoel
mesenchyme
aortic arch 1
somatopleure
dorsal aorta
notochord
pharynx
ventral aorta
oral plate
amniotic fold
extraembryonic coelom
splanchnopleure
B. Level of the Oral Membrane
 epidermal ectoderm
rhombencephalon
mesenchyme
dorsal aorta
head fold
pharynx
amniotic fold
conotruncus
pericardial cavity
yolk sac splanchnopleure

C. Level of the Conotruncus

 otic placode
rhombencephalon
lateral body fold
dorsal aorta
pharynx
splanchnic mesoderm
dorsal mesocardium
pericardial cavity
endocardium of ventricle
myocardium of ventricle
yolk sac splanchnopleure

D. Level of the Ventricle

 rhombencephalon
neural crest cells
head mesenchyme
dorsal aorta
intraembryonic coelom
vitelline vein
notochord
anterior intestinal portal
yolk sac splanchnopleure

E. Level of the Anterior Intestinal Portal

 epidermal ectoderm
lateral plate mesoderm
spinal cord
nephrotome
somites
intraembryonic coelom
dorsal aorta
notochord
extraembryonic coelom

F. Level of the Midgut

 chorion

yolk sac

amnion

myelencephalon

vitelline vessels

metencephalon

isthmus

head mesenchyme

mesocoel

mesencephalon

A. Level of the Mesencephalon

 chorion

myelencephalon

amnion
yolk sac

rhombocoel
metencephalon

vitelline vessels
Trigeminal Ganglion
anterior cardinal vein

notochord

infundibulum
diocoel

diencephalon

B. Level of the Gasserian Ganglion

 amnion

myelencephalon

IV ventricle

otic capsule

Acoustico-Facialis Ganglion

anterior cardinal vein

dorsal aortae

yolk sac

diocoel

diencephalon

C. Level of the Acoustico-Facialis Ganglia

 spinal cord

somites

notochord

dorsal aortae

pharynx
pharyngeal pouch III

aortic arch III

dorsal mesocardium

bulbus cordis

atrium

IV ventricle

olfactory placode

telencephalon

G. Level of the Bulbus Cordis

 spinal cord

dermatome

somites
myotome

sclerotome

descending aorta
pharynx

laryngotracheal groove

atrium

pericardial cavity

epimyocardium

endocardium
ventricle

H. Level of the Atrium

 spinal cord

somites
notochord

descending aorta

posterior cardinal vein

lateral mesocardium

lung bud

stomach

pleural cavity

common cardinal vein

sinus venosus

ventricle

I. Level of the Sinus Venosus

 spinal cord

somites

notochord

descending aorta

duodenum

cranial or dorsal
liver diverticulum

vitelline vein

caudal or ventral
liver diverticulum

transverse septum

ventricle

J. Level of the Liver Diverticula

 spinal cord

dermatome

somite
myotome

sclerotome

descending aorta

posterior cardinal veins

amnion

dorsal mesentery

foregut
vitelline veins

anterior intestinal portal

yolk sac

ventricle

chorion
K. Level of the Anterior Intestinal Portal
 chorion

extraembryonic
coelom

amniotic fold
pronephric tubule

pronephric duct

lateral body fold

intraembryonic
coelom

paired dorsal aortae

L. Level of the Pronephros midgut

yolk sac
 spinal cord

somite

notochord
posterior
cardinal vein
mesonephric
duct

nephrotome

dorsal aorta

Lateral body fold

M. Level of the Vitelline Artery
vitelline artery
 sero-amniotic raphe

spinal cord

notochord

tail fold

B C tail bud
A
coelom

vitelline vessels

hindgut

posterior intestinal portal

N. Level of the Posterior Intestinal Portal

A. amniotic fold
B. yolk sac

C. somatopleure