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Muscles develop by the process of membranous ossification.

The cortex of the suprarenal glands arises from mesenchyme while the medulla arises from neural crest.

Which of the following indicates homologous structures (originating from the same embryologic structure) in the male and female external genitalia?

The ureter and urinary bladder are derived from the intermediate mesoderm in response to induction by the ureteric bud.

The appendix is a derivative of the embryonic hindgut.

Development of the midgut gives rise to a number of structures including the appendix, ascending colon, and right one half to two-thirds of the transverse colon.

Pleuroperitoneal membranes and the septum transversum contribute to the formation of the diaphragm.

The somites give rise to much of the nervous system

The heart is derived from mesoderm, along with contributions of neural crest cells to form the great vessels.

The superior mesenteric artery supplies blood to structures derived from the midgut.