Does the endoderm of the blastocyst later develop into the epidermis?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-11T11:10:30

No, epidermis is developed from ectoderm.

Derivatives of 3 germ layers :

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Here we can see the blastocyst has three germ layers : endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm. Epidermis comes from ectoderm.

The endoderm later develops into digestive tract, liver, pancreas, thyroid gland and the lungs.