page_title: Surface ectoderm
hierarchical_section_title: Surface ectoderm
context_page_description: The surface ectoderm forms the following structures:
  Skin
  Epithelium of the mouth and nasal cavity and glands of the mouth and nasal cavity
  Tooth enamel
context_section_description: The surface ectoderm (or external ectoderm) forms the following structures:
  Skin (only epidermis; dermis is derived from mesoderm) (along with glands, hair, and nails)
  Epithelium of the mouth and nasal cavity and glands of the mouth and nasal cavity
  Tooth enamel (as a side note, dentin and dental pulp are formed from ectomesenchyme which is derived from ectoderm (specifically neural crest cells and travels with mesenchmyal cells)
  Epithelium of anterior pituitary
  Lens, cornea, lacrimal gland, tarsal glands and the conjunctiva of the eye
  Apical ectodermal ridge inducing development of the limb buds of the embryo.
  Sensory receptors in epidermis
caption: Organs derived from ectoderm.
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