Term: | pharynx ectoderm |
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Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
Name: | pharynx |
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Definition: | Swollen region of the anterior foregut, posterior to the mouth and anterior to the liver; its walls form the jaws and gills. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000056] |
Name: | ectoderm |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | The outer layer of the embryo derived from the epiblast. The definitive ectoderm will give rise to such tissues as epidermis, the central nervous system, neural crest, and sensory placode. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000016] |