The somites are the first morphologically distinct segmental units formed in the vertebrate embryo and give rise to metameric structures such as vertebrae, ribs and skeletal muscles. The somites are ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Each vertebrate species has a characteristic number of segments along the body axis — humans have only 33 whereas snakes can have ...

How are the body’s segments formed? The body of a vertebrate organism consists of segmented axes, which is most distinct in the skeleton. The process of somitogenesis is key to the development of ...