allantois
(noun)
membrane in an egg that stores nitrogenous wastes produced by the embryo and facilitates respiration
Examples of allantois in the following topics:
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Characteristics of Amniotes
- However, the eggs of amniotes contain three additional extra-embryonic membranes: the chorion, amnion, and allantois.
- The allantois stores nitrogenous wastes produced by the embryo and also facilitates respiration.
- The key features of an amniotic egg are the chorion, amnion, and allantois.
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Development of the Urinary System
- The urinary bladder develops from the upper end of the urogenital sinus, which is continuous with the allantois.
- The allantois degenerates and remains in the adult as a fibrous cord called the urachus (median umbilical ligament).
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Urinary Bladder Cancer
- The human urinary bladder is derived in embryo from the urogenital sinus, and it is initially continuous with the allantois.
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Muscle Development
- The cells of the inner cell mass (embryoblast), which are known as human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), will differentiate to form four structures: the amnion, the yolk sac, the allantois, and the embryo itself.