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| Stomodeum | |
|---|---|
 Human embryo about twenty six days old. Brain and heart represented from right side. Digestive tube and yolk sac in median section. Stomodeum labeled in upper right. | |
| Details | |
| Carnegie stage | 9 |
| Precursor | Surface ectoderm |
| Gives rise to | Mouth and anterior pituitary |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | stomodeum, stomatodeum, stomatodaeum |
| TE | E5.3.0.0.0.0.4 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The stomodeum, also called stomatodeum or stomatodaeum, is a depression between the brain and the pericardium in an embryo, and is the precursor to the mouth and the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.