Human Reproduction Question 439

Question: The amnion and chorion consist of which type of composition

Options:

A) Somatopleure

B) Splenchnopleure

C) Somatic mesoderm only

D) Somatic endoderm only

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Somatopleure is a double layered tissue formed by the fusion of the ectoderm with the somatic or outer layer of mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo.

It gives rise to parts of body wall and to amnion and chorion.