Bios 31
BioS 325: 72-Hour Chick EmbryoTerm List
Whole mounts:
1.cranial flexure
2.cervical flexure
3.tail flexure
4.wing buds
5.leg buds
6.telencephalon (cerebral hemispheres)
7.mesencephalon
8.metencephalon
9.myelencephalon
10.spinal cord
11.cranial intestinal portal
12.caudal intestinal portal
13.auditory vesicles
14.optic cup
16.lens vesicle
17.pineal gland (epiphysis)
18.stomodeum
19.maxillary processes
20.mandibular processes
21.branchial grooves and arches
22.vitelline arteries
Serial sections:
1. telencephalon
2. diencephalon
3. mesencephalon
4. myelencephalon and neuromeres
5. spinal cord
6. infundibulum
7. Rathke's pouch
8. pineal gland (epiphysis)
9. optic cup
10. lens vesicle
11. sensory and pigmented retina
12. nasal pits
13. notochord
14. auditory vesicles
15. semilunar glanglia
16. acousticofacialis ganglia
17. stomodeum
18. pharynx
19. pharyngeal (branchial) arches,
pouches and closing plates
20. thyroid gland rudiment
21. laryngotracheal groove
22. lung buds
23. pleural cavity
24. peritoneal cavity
25. pericardial cavity
26. esophagus
27. stomach
28. duodenum
29. cranial and caudal intestinal portals
30. hindgut
31. cloaca
32. allantois
33. wing buds
34. leg buds
35. apical ectodermal ridge
36. somites:
dermatome, myotome, sclerotome
37. aortic arches
38. dorsal aorta
39. descending aorta
40. precardinal (anterior) vein
41. postcardinal (posterior) vein
42. common cardinal vein
43. ductus venosus
44. bulbus cordis
45. atrium
46. ventricle
47. sinus venosus
48. yolk sac
49. amnion
50. chorion