Midgut

Midgut
The midgut and hindgut.
Details
Carnegie stage10
PrecursorMesenchyme
Identifiers
Latinmesenteron
TEE5.4.7.0.0.0.2
FMA45617
Anatomical terminology

The midgut is the portion of the human embryo from which most of the intestines develop. After it bends around the superior mesenteric artery, it is called the "midgut loop". It comprises the portion of the alimentary canal from the end of the foregut at the opening of the bile duct to the hindgut, about two-thirds of the way through the transverse colon.