mesenchyme

Examples

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• The majority of the skull bones and the clavicle develop through intramembranous ossification, in which the bones are formed directly from an embryonic tissue known as mesenchyme.

  Academic text (2006)

• During the embryonic period, the medial portion of the nasal drift passes through the ethmoid region during normal transposition, and a minor part of this mesenchyme differentiates into the periodontal membrane.

  Academic text (2006)

• The nerve terminates in mesenchyme.

  Academic text (2003)

• The mesenchyme in which they are surrounded is differentiating into connective tissue.

  Academic text (2003)

• The caudal main trunk terminates in mesenchyme.

  Academic text (2003)

• According to other theories, neuroectoderm differentiates toward mesenchyme.

  Academic text (2004)

• Tracheal development begins during the fourth week of life, when the respiratory diverticulum branches off of the foregut mesenchyme.

  Academic text (2008)

• The mesenchyme is important because it develops into various connective tissues that support the body's structure.

• The embryo's mesenchyme transforms into essential parts such as blood and smooth muscles during development.

• Researchers study mesenchyme to understand how it contributes to forming bones and cartilage in the growing fetus.

Synonyms

E

embryonic tissue

vsmesenchyme

• Specialized

1 5.4

Tissue in an embryo that develops into organs

is a distinct connective tissue made from the embryo's middle layer

M

mesoderm

vsmesenchyme

• Specialized

1 9.8

The middle layer in a developing animal that becomes muscles, bones, and blood

is a specific connective tissue derived from that middle layer

M

mesoblast

vsmesenchyme

• Specialized

9.9

Middle layer of cells in an embryo that makes muscles, bones, blood, and connective tissue

is a particular connective tissue formed from those middle cells

Surface Forms

Etymology