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The Germ Layers

Around week 3, the embryo forms three primary layers. Every organ in your body comes from one of them. Tap each layer.

Ectoderm

the trilaminar embryo
The germ layersouter · middle · inner

The three layers

📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
The Germ Layers reference figure
The Germ Layers — OpenStax, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)