LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 9WYL
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To determine:

The function of the apical ectodermal ridge.

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The appendicular skeleton starts to develop during the fourth week when limb bud appears as a small ridge along the lateral sides of the embryo. At the apex of each limb bud, a part of the ectoderm forms an elevated thickening called the apical ectodermal ridge.

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