Histogenesis
The yolk sac starts forming itself during the second week of the embryonic development, at the same time of the shaping of the amniotic sac. The hypoblast starts proliferating laterally and descending.
In the meantime the Heuser membrane, located on the opposite pole of the developing vesicle, starts its upward proliferation and meets the hypoblast.
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