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allantois
a membranous sac growing out of the ventral surface of the hind gut of embryonic reptiles, birds, and mammals. It combines with the chorion to form the mammalian placenta -
ileum
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum. -
malpighian tube
one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods. -
midgut
Zoology. the middle portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extending to the cecum, functioning in the digestion and absorption of food; the small intestine. the anterior portion of the arthropod colon, composed of endodermal tissue.