Mouse: day 13

On this page stained cross sections of 13-days old embryos of the mouse (Mus musculus) are shown.
 
Embryology of the mouse - cross sections day 13
Recommendation to study these views together with the textbook:
Atlas of descriptive embryology. Gary C. Schoenwolf. Pearson, Benjamin Cummings eds. ISBN 978-0-13-158560-7
Section at the level of the brain


 
1 = Diencephalon
2 = Lateral ventricles telecephalon
3 = Metencephalon
4 = Protrusion IV brain ventricle
embryo of mouse; 13 days old
Section at the level of the brain (eye bud and possibly also ear formation)


 
1 = Spine
2 = Beginning optic nerve
3 = Retina
4 = Lens
5 = Cornea
6 = Eye bud
7 = Telencephalon
8 = Eustachius tube (?)
9 = Semicircular channels
mouse 13 days embryo; brain formation and eye bud
Section at the level of the heart


 
1 = Spine
2 = Centrum
3 = Pharynx
4 = Anterior cardinale vein
5 = Sinus venosus
6 = Trachea
7 = Left atrium
8 = Pericardial cavity
9 = Left ventricle
10 = Right ventricle
11 = Anterior extremity
12 = Right atrium
13 = Bone formation of ribs
14 = Bulbus arteriosus
15 = Sympathic ganglion
16 = Spinal ganglion
17 = Tail end
embryo of mouse, 13 days old; heart formation
Section at the level of the developing lungs and heart


 
1 = Spine
2 = Posterior cardinal vein
3 = Dorsal aorta
4 = Pleural cavity
5 = Diaphragm
6 = Posterior vena cava
7 = Peritoneal cavity
8 = Liver
9 = Portal vein in liver
10 = Lung
11 = Oesophagus
12 = Centrum
13 = Spinal ganglion
14 = Section through guts
15 = Tail
16 = Part of extremity
lung and liver region in a 13-days old embryo of mouse
Section at the level of the developing guts


 
1 = Spine
2 = Regio mesonephros
3 = Regio of formation of the gonades
4 = Region of the pancreas
5 = Peritoneal cavity
6 = Extremity
7nbsp;= Sections though the guts
8 = Tail
Gut region 13-days old embryo of the mouse
Source: emouseatlas.org

http://www.vcbio.science.ru.nl/en/virtuallessons/embryology/mouse-day13/print/

last modified: 1 Jan 2012