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extraembryonic membranes

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | 279 words | Copyright

extraembryonic membranes (embryonic membranes) The tissues produced by an animal embryo for protection and nutrition but otherwise taking no part in its development. The four membranes, which are called fetal membranes in humans, are the chorion, amnion, allantois, and yolk sac.

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