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embryonic cloaca

Term ID
UBERON:0000163
Synonyms
  • cloaca
Definition
endoderm-lined chamber that develops as pouch-like dilation of the caudal end of the hindgut and receives the allantois ventrally and two mesonephric ducts laterally; caudally it ends blindly at the cloacal membrane formed by the union of proctodeal (anal pit) ectoderm and cloacal endoderm, with no intervening mesoderm[MP]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaca_(embryology)
References
  • Cloaca:(embryology)
  • EHDAA2:0000256
  • EHDAA:4895
  • EMAPA:27573
  • EMAPA:27638
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Relationships
develops into
is part of
has parts
is a type of
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