Term Name: extraembryonic structure
Synonyms: extra-embryonic structure, extraembryonic structures, extraembryonic tissue
Definition: A multicellular anatomical structure that is associated with an embryo and derived from the zygote from which it develops, but which does not contribute to the embryo proper or to structures that are part of the same organism after embryogenesis.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0000478]

Relationships
is part of: entire extraembryonic component
has parts: extraembryonic cell extraembryonic epithelium umbilical ring
is a type of: developing anatomical structure
has subtype: amniotic ectoderm amniotic fold amniotic mesoderm chorion frondosum chorion syncytiotrophoblast chorionic ectoderm chorionic mesenchyme chorionic villus connecting stalk decidua decidua basalis decidua capsularis decidua parietalis egg capsule extraembryonic ectoderm extraembryonic portion of umbilical artery fasciculated network of fibrils mural trophectoderm parietal endoderm placental caruncle placental cotyledon polar trophectoderm umbilical cord yolk sac blood island yolk sac endoderm