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n. - The inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems.

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  • The inner layer we call the entoderm, the outer the ectoderm; and the "primitive mouth" is known as the blastopore.
  • Beneath the primordial brain an invagination of the ectoderm against the entoderm is formed, later to become the mouth.
  • These three layers are called ectoderm, mesoderm, and entoderm from outside inwards respectively.
  • Mesenteron: the mid-gut, stomach or chylific ventricle: the middle portion of the primitive intestinal canal, lined with entoderm.
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