Human Anatomy & Physiology (9th Edition)

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Chapter 28 - Pregnancy and Human Development - Review Questions - Critical Thinking and Clinical Application Questions - Page 1094: 6

Answer

Note to Editor: This is the answer for Critical thinking question # 5. The answer for CTQ # 6 is in the # 5 position. Please switch these answers around or just reject them and I will reassign them correctly. Thanks. ONH Embryonic segmentation is the formation of a structure by organization of a series of similar units from mesenchymal cell.

Work Step by Step

This process is also called somitogenesis . Segments similar are units of tissue ( may be bilaterally paired) organized in series along the antero-posterior axis of an organism. The vertebral column, the ribs and skeletal muscles of the trunk, and the dermis, all show evidence of repeating units or segmentation.
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