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      The primitive amniotic cavity develops at approximately 7–9 days post ovulation, and its floor forms the primary ectoderm (Figure 1.2b). The primary endoderm is probably formed from cells originating from the ectoderm that migrate around the blastocoelic cavity and enclose the yolk sac. The ectoderm covering the floor of the amniotic cavity and the endoderm forming the roof of the yolk sac are in apposition, and therefore establish the bilaminar embryonic disc (Figure 1.2c). A projection of the yolk sac endoderm into the extraembryonic mesoderm forms the allantoic diverticulum which identifies the caudal end of the bilaminar embryonic disc and the site of the body stalk (Figure 1.2d).

Carnegie stage Days – post ovulation Approximate size (mm) Important events in genital & urological tract embryogenesis
1 1 (week 1) 0.1–0.15 Point of fertilisation
2 2–3 0.1–0.2
3 4–5 0.1–0.2 Blastocyst forms
4 5–6 0.1–0.2 Embeds in endometrium
5 7–12 (week 2) 0.1–0.2 Allantoic diverticulum formed
6 13–15 0.2 Cloacal membrane formed
7 15–17 (week 3) 0.4
8 17–19 1–1.5 Primordial germ cells present
9 19–21 1.5–2.5 Hindgut formed and urogenital septum migrates caudally
10 22–23 (week 4) 2–3.5
11 23–26 2.5–4.5 Genital tubercle, cloacal folds, and genital swellings form
12 26–30 3–5
13 28–32 (week 5) 4–6 Urogenital septum divides hindgut into urogenital sinus and rectum
14 31–35 5–7 Labioscrotal folds fuse to form perineal body
15 35–42 7–9 Indifferent gonad
16 37–42 (week 6) 8–11 Paramesonephric ducts appear. Trigone of bladder and posterior urethra formed
17 42–44 11–14
18 44–48 (week 7) 13–17 Embryonic testis develops in male
19 48–51 16–18 Bladder and urethra formed
20 51–53 (week 8) 18–22 Ovary develops
21 56–60 27–31
22 54–56 23–28
23 56–60 27–31 External genital primordium developed, but still indeterminate sex
Schematic illustration of the conceptus continues to differentiate forming (a) the chorion, (b) the amniotic cavity, and (c) the yolk sac. The area of contact between the amniotic cavity and the yolk sac is the bilaminar embryonic disc. (d) Projection of the yolk sac endoderm into the mesoderm to form the allantoic diverticulum.

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