Information About

Mesenchyme




  Latin mesenchyma
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  CarnegieStage 6b
  Precursor primarily Mesoderm
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  DorlandsPre m_10
  DorlandsSuf 12526276


Mesenchyme (also known as '''embryonic connective tissue''') is the mass of Tissue that develops mainly from the Mesoderm (the middle layer of the Trilaminar Germ Disc ) of an Embryo . Viscous in consistency, mesenchyme contains Collagen bundles and Fibroblasts . Mesenchyme later differentiates into Blood Vessel s, blood-related organs, and connective tissues.

Embryonic connective tissue (mesenchyme):

All organs in the body contain mesenchyme.


Ectomesenchyme


Ectomesenchyme has similar properties to mesenchyme. The major difference is that ectomesenchyme arises from Neural Crest Cells , which are a critical group of cells that form in the Cranial region during early human development. Thus, ectomesenchyme plays a critical role in the formation of the hard and soft tissues of the head and neck such as bones, muscles and most importantly the Branchial Arches .


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