organogenesis
Fetal architecture emerging
Organogenesis is the biological process by which organs form and develop, particularly during embryonic growth.
Cells differentiate and organize into distinct structures—heart, liver, brain—each with specialized functions.
The term appears in developmental biology and medicine: Organogenesis occurs primarily during the first trimester of pregnancy.
In tissue engineering, organogenesis describes growing organs artificially from stem cells.
Organism before birth
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- gastrulationEmbryo forms primary layers
- ectodermEmbryo's outer cell layer
- mesodermEmbryonic tissue forming muscles
endoderm · primordium · cell fate · patterning · blastocyst · embryogenesis · fetus · gestation
Recognizing meaningful differences
- tissue formationDevelopment of bodily structures
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- foldingBending something over itself
invagination · polarity · segmentation · organizer · condensation
Circulatory system's pump
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- kidneyBlood-filtering organ
- lungRespiratory chest organ
- brainSeat of cognition
pancreas · intestine · stomach · spleen · thyroid · eye · limb · gonad
DNA to functional product
- Hox genesDevelopmental patterning master switches
- Wnt signalingDevelopmental signaling cascade
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
Programmed cell death
- cytoskeletonInternal protein support structure
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- stem cellsUndifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
- basement membraneExtracellular matrix beneath epithelia
embryo
Organism before birth
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- gastrulationEmbryo forms primary layers
- ectodermEmbryo's outer cell layer
mesoderm · endoderm · primordium · cell fate · patterning · blastocyst · embryogenesis · fetus · gestation · trimester
differentiation
Recognizing meaningful differences
- tissue formationDevelopment of bodily structures
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
folding · invagination · polarity · segmentation · organizer · condensation
heart
Circulatory system's pump
brain · pancreas · intestine · stomach · spleen · thyroid · eye · limb · gonad · tooth
gene expression
DNA to functional product
- Hox genesDevelopmental patterning master switches
- Wnt signalingDevelopmental signaling cascade
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
apoptosis
Programmed cell death
- cytoskeletonInternal protein support structure
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- stem cellsUndifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
organogenesisinvolution
Inward-turning process
organ failure · apoptosis · atrophy · necrosis · regression
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