The somites (outdated term: primitive segments) are a set of bilaterally paired blocks of paraxial mesoderm that form in the embryonic stage of somitogenesis, along the head-to-tail axis in …

Alongside the neural tube, the mesoderm develops distinct paired structures called somites that develop into dermis, skeletal muscle, and vertebrae. Each somite has four compartments: the …

Jul 25, 2025 · Somites are temporary, segmented blocks of tissue that form during the early embryonic development of vertebrates. These structures are derived from the mesoderm, …

Oct 20, 2010 · Somites are precursor populations of cells that give rise to important structures associated with the vertebrate body plan and will eventually differentiate into dermis, skeletal …

Somites are blocks of mesoderm tissue that appear sequentially along the head-to-tail axis in the developing embryos of all vertebrates. These structures form directly alongside the developing …

somite, in embryology, one of a longitudinal series of blocklike segments into which the mesoderm, the middle layer of tissue, on either side of the embryonic spine becomes divided. …

Somites are blocks of mesodermal tissue found in the developing embryo that play a crucial role in the formation of the vertebral column, muscles, and skin.

The term somitogenesis is used to describe the process of segmentation of the paraxial mesoderm within the trilaminar embryo body to form pairs of somites, or balls of mesoderm.

At about 20 days of gestation, the paraxial mesoderm divides into paired cuboidal structures called somites. These somites are located laterally on both sides of the developing neural …

Somites are bilaterally paired blocks of paraxial mesoderm that form along the anterior-posterior axis of the developing embryo in vertebrates. The somites give rise to skeletal muscle, …