Neurenteric canal

Neurenteric canal
Surface view of embryo of Hylobates concolor.
Details
Carnegie stage	6
Days	15
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

In the development of vertebrate animals, during the 6th Carnegie Stage, the proximal part of the notochordal canal persists temporarily as the neurenteric canal (also known as the "axial canal"), which forms a transitory communication between the amniotic sac and the yolk sac cavities. The neurenteric canal is thought to play a role in the maintenance and adjustment of pressure between the amniotic sac and the yolk sac.^[1] When the development of the notochord is complete, the neurenteric canal normally closes.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

↑ Drew, Ulrich, Color Atlas of Embryology, p. 64, Thieme Press 1995, ISBN 9780865775442.

Membranes of the fetus and embryo

Embryo	Trophoblast Cytotrophoblast Syncytiotrophoblast Intermediate trophoblast Allantois Decidua Decidual cells Chorionic villi/Intervillous space Amnion sac cavity

Fetus	Umbilical cord Umbilical artery Umbilical vein Wharton's jelly

Circulatory	Placenta Chorion

Other	Blastocoel Heuser's membrane Vitelline duct Gestational sac

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