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Skeletal muscle is derived from splanchnic mesoderm which then differentiates into sclerotomes.

What part of the developing tooth is indicated by the tip of the arrow?

Ribs develop from the sclerotome portion of paraxial mesoderm.

In long bone development, a thin layer called periosteum covers early bone formation.

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.