hepatic diverticulum


hepatic diverticulum

the primordial cellular diverticulum of the embryonic foregut endoderm that gives rise to the parenchyma of the liver. Synonym(s): liver bud

he·pat·ic di·ver·tic·u·lum

(he-pat'ik dī'vĕr-tik'yū-lŭm) An outgrowth of endodermal epithelium from the caudal part of the embryonic foregut (future site of duodenum); it gives rise to the liver, gallbladder, cystic duct, and bile ducts.
Synonym(s): liver bud.