EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT & STEM CELL COMPENDIUM
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Vitelline Duct


UmC.VtD
A constriction in the yolk sac encloses a small part of yolk sac within the embryo, forming the primitive digestive tube. Connection of the yolk sac to the embryonic digestive system is gradually reduced to a small tube called the vitelline duct (sometimes called the umbilical vesicle).
Umbilical Vesicle
Vitelline Duct
Multiple Ancestors Single Ancestor No Descendants Develops from Part of Parent