Hepatic diverticulum
| Hepatic diverticulum | |
|---|---|
 Liver with the septum transversum. Human embryo 3 mm. long. | |
| Details | |
| Gives rise to | liver |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | diverticulum hepaticum |
| TE | diverticulum_by_E5.4.6.0.0.0.14 E5.4.6.0.0.0.14 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The hepatic diverticulum (or liver bud) is a primordial cellular extension of the embryonic foregut endoderm that gives rise to the parenchyma of the liver.[1]
References
- ^ "Hepatic Diverticulum - Medical Definition from MediLexicon". Medilexicon.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
External links
- "Normal Bile Ducts". Meddean.luc.edu. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- "Developmental Biology". Cincinnatichildrens.org. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- "Liver, gall bladder and passages; development and function of the liver". Embryology.ch. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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