Proctodeum 2426407 170896107 2007-11-12T04:05:02Z Arcadian 104523 Surface ectoderm {{Infobox Embryology | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = | GraySubject = 241 | GrayPage = 1110 | Image = | Caption = | Image2 = | Caption2 = | System = | CarnegieStage = | Days = | Precursor = [[surface ectoderm]] | GivesRiseTo = lower [[anal canal]] | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = | DorlandsSuf = | }} A '''proctodeum''' is the back [[germ layer|ectodermal]] part of an [[alimentary canal]]. It is created during [[embryogenesis]] by a folding of the outer body wall. ==External links== * http://trc.ucdavis.edu/mjguinan/apc100/modules/Reproductive/bird/overview0/overview.html * http://www.embryology.ch/francais/sdigestive/gesicht08.html {{digestive-stub}} {{developmental-biology-stub}} {{Development of digestive system}} [[Category:Embryology]]