The document describes the early stages of embryonic development in 3 sentences or less. It discusses the formation of the proamnion, area opaca, area pellucida, Hensen's node, primitive pit, primitive groove, primitive ridge, anterior neuropore, neural groove, neural fold, head fold, somites, and unsegmented mesoderm during embryogenesis.
18 Hr Whole MountCells in area opaca (Blood islands concentrated lateral and caudal to body of embryo)Hensen’s node- most anterior portion of the primitive streak
18 Hr Whole Mount
Intersomitic furrowEncircled blood islands blood cells and vesselsProamnion – not yet migrated with mesoderm maybe above or lateral