The document discusses the formation of the gut tube and body cavities during weeks 2-4 of embryonic development. Specifically, it mentions that the gut tube forms as a tube within a tube between weeks 3-4. It also describes how the diaphragm and thoracic cavity form via the septum transversum, and how the body cavity forms through events in weeks 2-4 that involve the parietal and visceral layers of the lateral plate mesoderm forming serous membranes like the mesentery.
The document discusses the formation of the gut tube and body cavities during weeks 2-4 of embryonic development. Specifically, it mentions that the gut tube forms as a tube within a tube between weeks 3-4. It also describes how the diaphragm and thoracic cavity form via the septum transversum, and how the body cavity forms through events in weeks 2-4 that involve the parietal and visceral layers of the lateral plate mesoderm forming serous membranes like the mesentery.
The document discusses the formation of the gut tube and body cavities during weeks 2-4 of embryonic development. Specifically, it mentions that the gut tube forms as a tube within a tube between weeks 3-4. It also describes how the diaphragm and thoracic cavity form via the septum transversum, and how the body cavity forms through events in weeks 2-4 that involve the parietal and visceral layers of the lateral plate mesoderm forming serous membranes like the mesentery.