Splanchnopleure

The splanchnopleure is a formed during embryogenesis when the lateral plate mesoderm splits into two layers. The inner (or splanchnic) layer adheres to the endoderm, and with it forms the splanchnopleure (mesoderm external to the coelom plus the endoderm).

Splanchnopleure
Schematic transverse section of an embryo showing the lateral plate divisions of somatopleure and splanchnopleure
Details
Carnegie stage	9
Precursor	Lateral plate mesoderm, endoderm
Gives rise to	Mesenchyme
Identifiers
Latin	mesenchyma splanchnopleurale
TE	E4.0.4.1.0.0.4
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

See also

• somatopleure
• mesenchyme

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 50 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• digest-022—Embryo Images at University of North Carolina
• digest-023—Embryo Images at University of North Carolina
• Overview Archived 2010-06-24 at the Wayback Machine at Kennesaw State University