EMBRYO WITH TWENTY-EIGHT SEGMENTS. 



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together with a portion of the ectocferm, a part of the true amnion, Am' , of the 

 head. The entoderm, Ent, on the contrary, bends to the left and joins the ecto- 

 derm on that side of the head to form the pro-amnibn, Pro. am. Beyond the 

 head the entoderm and mesoderm again unite and we have a continuation of the 



Md. 



d.lll. 



Pro. am. 



Ent. 



FIG. 157. SECTION OF CHICK EMBRYO WITH ABOUT TWENTY-EIGHT SEGMENTS. TRANSVERSE SERIES 92, 



SECTION 114. 



Am, Am', Amnion. Ao.D, Descending aorta. Ao.2, Second aortic arch. Cho, Chorion. cl. If, Second ento- 

 dermal gill pouch. cl.III, Third entodermal gill pouch. EC, Ectoderm. En, Entoderm of pharynx. 

 endo, Endothelial heart. Ent, Entoderm of pro-amnion. f.b, Fore-brain. Md, Medulla obi ongata. mes, 

 Mesoderm of amnion. m.ht, Muscular heart, nek, Notochord. Pro. am, Pro-amnion. raph, Raphe of 

 amnion. Seg, Segment. Spl, Splanchnopleure. Ve, Anterior cardinal vein. X 5 diams. 



splanchnopleure, Spl. Owing to the development of the pro-amnion, the rela- 

 tions of the foetal envelopes surrounding the head are complicated. The student 

 may, however, easily satisfy himself that the layer, EC, in figure 157, is really 



