Histology II

Histology II - Derivatives of the 3 Germ Layers

This area features images and information regarding the development and differentiation of the three germ layers: ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. Clicking on one of the links below will take to you the details of the derivatives of the particular germ layer.

Ectodermal Derivatives I (Development and Differentiation of the Neural Tube)

Ectodermal Derivatives II (the Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves)

Ectodermal Derivatives III (the Brain)

Ectodermal Derivatives IV (Sense Organ - the Eye)

Ectodermal Derivatives V (the Integument)

Mesodermal Derivatives I (Blood Vessels)

Mesodermal Derivatives II (the Musculo-Skeletal System)

Mesodermal Derivatives III (the Kidney)

Endodermal Derivatives

This page is part of the Developmental Biology ONLINE! web site.
Special thanks to Hans Christoffersen for the preparation of this page.

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Dr. Steven Scadding ( scadding@uoguelph.ca ) or Sandra Frombach (sfrombac@uoguelph.ca),

Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1.

Last Revision: August 10, 1998