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The structures of importance on the dorsal surface of the embryo were described earlier.

 

A Ventral view illustrates:

the stomodeum (primitive oral cavity),

the heart in the pericardial cavity,

the anterior intestinal portal leading to the foregut,

and the posterior intestinal portal leading to the hindgut.

                     Species: Mouse 
                     Day Gestation: 8 
             Approx. Human Age: 23 Days 
                                   View: Dorsal and Ventral
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