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Friday, 9 January 2015

The somites are spheres.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_vertebral_column

The somites are spheres, formed from the paraxial mesoderm that lies at the sides of the neural tube and they contain the precursors of spinal bone, the vertebrae ribs and some of the skull, as well as muscle, ligaments and skin. 

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