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From which germ layer do the liver and the pancreas originate? What are other organs and tissues made from that germ layer?

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The liver and the pancreas are originated from the endoderm. Also from endodermal origin are the epithelia of the airway, the epithelia of the bladder, of the urethra and of the GI tube (excepted of the mouth and anus), the alveolar cells of the lungs and the thyroid and parathyroid glands.

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