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T-3 rib primordium, T-3 spinal ganglion, celiac artery, celiac plexus, dorsal mesoduodenum, dorsal pancreas, duodenum, edge of gonad, edge of liver, intercostal nerve (T-3), involuting right umbilical vein, left umbilical artery, left umbilical vein, lesser  sac, mammary ridge, mesonephric glomerulus within capsule, neural arch, notochord, postcardinal vein, primitive meninx, right umbilical artery, splenic primordium, superior mesenteric vein, umbilical cord, umbilical vein, ventral pancreas and bile duct

A section through the T-3 spinal ganglion and caudal edge of the liver.

Observe:
1. A mesonephric glomerus within a capsule.
2. The cranial end of the gonad.
3. The close relation of the celiac plexus to the suprarenal medulla in Section 25.
4. The superior mesenteric vein between the dorsal and ventral pancreas.
5. The junction of the dorsal pancreas with the duodenum.


Keywords: T-3 rib primordium, T-3 spinal ganglion, celiac artery, celiac plexus, dorsal mesoduodenum, dorsal pancreas, duodenum, edge of gonad, edge of liver, intercostal nerve (T-3), involuting right umbilical vein, left umbilical artery, left umbilical vein, lesser sac, mammary ridge, mesonephric glomerulus within capsule, neural arch, notochord, postcardinal vein, primitive meninx, right umbilical artery, splenic primordium, superior mesenteric vein, umbilical cord, umbilical vein, ventral pancreas and bile duct

Source: Atlas of Human Embryos.