Formation of the chorion and definitive yolk sac

 

 

Summary of Origin of Extraembryonic Membranes

 AMNION bilayer  amniotic epithelium + extraembryonic somatic mesoderm
 CHORION trilayer  extraembryonic somatic mesoderm + cytotrophoblast + syncytiotrophoblast
 YOLK SAC WALL bilayer  yolk sac endoderm + extra-embryonic splanchnic mesoderm

 

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