Human Anatomy Part 1 - K. A. Dyubenko, A. K. Kolomiysev, Yu. B. Chaykovsky 2002

Special Section
Splanchnology, splanchnologia [the study of viscera] — Development of the digestive and respiratory systems

This section combines information concerning The Development of the digestive and respiratory systems and the face. This is because the embryonic Formation of the initial parts of these systems—the oral and nasal cavities—is closely linked to the Development of the facial region of the HEAD. Furthermore, a significant part of the Respiratory system originates from the foregut (pharyngeal gut).

Thus, the simultaneous consideration of seemingly disparate data is logically justified. When presenting the aforementioned topics, we also include data related to the development of certain Endocrine glands (the pituitary, thyroid, and Parathyroid glands), as well as the Tonsils and the Thymus, whose origins are associated with the Embryogenesis OF THE Digestive System.



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