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PLATE NUMBER

STAGE

TIME

ORIENTATION

IMAGE

39

Tail bud stage

Embryo stage 27

1 d 7 h p.f.

Dorsal

Ventral

Transversal sections

A: At this stage, the ear vesicle is being formed from the sensorial layer of the epidermis in the rhombencephalic region of the head.

B: At this stage the lens is being formed from the sensorial layer of the epidermis and the retina begins to bend inward. The invagination of the eye brings the retinal and pigment layers of the prospective retina together.