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Dictionary » E » Ectoderm EctodermEctoderm the outer of the three germ layers of the embryo (the other two being mesoderm and endoderm). Ectoderm gives rise to epidermis and neural tissue. ![]()
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Results from our forumHow did the brain form?... on "cephalization." Sensory and processing cells probably started on the surface (which is probably why even internal systems start as ectoderm) with deeper semi-coordinated connections, as in nerve nets. Better interactions and some under-the-surface protection all would have been ...
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Embryo developmentGenerally, in animal including: zygot (fertilized cell) - 2 cells - 4 cells - ... - morulla (32 cells) - blastula (ectoderm, entoderm) - gastrula (ectoderm, mesoderm, entoderm) - differentiation stage. I am not sure in plant.
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Is the hypothalamus a gland?hypothalamus is derived from ectoderm...it functions both to maintain homeostasis andand secrete neurohormones like ADH(vassopressin) and oxytocin......so one may consider it under the category of glands though it secretes releasing factors ...
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Exchange of Gases, Nutrients and Waste... that their body wall consists of two layers or called as diploblastic , i.e. the endoderm (sometimes referred to as the gastrodermis ) and the ectoderm or the epidermis . Between the two cell layers is the mesoglea , which ranges from little more than a glue to bind the both layers.
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