Archenteron

Biology & Genetics

Also known as: Primary gut, Primitive gut

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

This entry defines the archenteron as the primary gut or cavity of the gastrula in embryonic development. It notes that this cavity is lined with endoderm and opens to the exterior via the blastopore.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ARCHENTERON (from the Greek arche—beginning and enteron—gut), the primary gut, the cavity of the gastrula lined with endoderm; the primary gut opens to the outside through the primary mouth (blastopore).

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“Archenteron.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/archenteron/