the digestive system is derived from which germ layer course hero

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These tissues are derived from the germinal layers of embryonic cells. The ectoderm

Ectoderm

Ectoderm is one of the three primary germ layers in the very early embryo. The other two layers are the mesoderm and endoderm, with the ectoderm as the most exterior layer. It emerges and originates from the outer layer of germ cells. The word ectoderm comes from the Greek ektos meaning "outside", and derma, meaning "skin."

is the outer layer, and the mesoderm is the middle layer. The development of the stomach, colon, liver, pancreas, urinary bladder and other essential organs in the body is connected with the endoderm layer.

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