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DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Shahab Hanif
Anatomy Department
Main Events
• Folding of Embryo
• Derivatives of Germ Layers
• Somites Development
Folding Of Embryo
• Folding in the head and tail region produces Head and Tail Folds
respectively.
• Head Fold
• Developing forebrain grows cranially beyond oropharyngeal membrane and
overhangs developing heart.
• The 1st occipital and last five to seven coccygeal somites disappear,
while remaining form axial, muscles and dermis