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As the lungs develop, the lung buds divide repeatedly, forming the bronchial tree. Removal of the tissues caudal to the septum transversum reveals the inferior (diaphragmatic) aspect of the lungs and the more ventrally positioned heart.

                     Species: Mouse 
                     Day Gestation: 10 
             Approx. Human Age: 6 weeks 
                                   View: Transverse Cut
                     Foregut
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