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==Organ systems== {{Main|Organogenesis}} {{Organ system development}} Human [[organ (biology)|organs]] and [[organ system]]s develop in a process known as [[organogenesis]]. This begins in the third week of embryonic development, when the gastrula forms three distinct [[germ layer]]s, the [[ectoderm]], [[mesoderm]] and [[endoderm]]. The ectoderm will eventually develop into the [[epidermis|outer layer of skin]] and [[development of the nervous system in humans|nervous system]]. The mesoderm will form [[myogenesis|skeletal muscles]], [[haematopoiesis|blood cells]], the [[development of the reproductive system|reproductive system]], the [[development of the urinary system|urinary system]], most of the [[circulatory system]], and the [[connective tissue]] of the torso. The endoderm will develop into the [[epithelium]] of the [[respiratory tract|respiratory]] and [[gastrointestinal tract]]s and several [[gland]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Moore |first1=Keith L. |title=The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology |date=2020 |publisher=Elsevier |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-0-323-61154-1 |pages=47β63 |edition=11th |chapter=Third Week of Human Development}}</ref>
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