The primitive gut that forms during gastrulation in the developing embryo is known as the archenteron or the digestive tube. It develops into the digestive tract of an animal. ==Formation of the Archenteron in Sea Urchins== As primary mesenchyme cells detach from the vegetal pole in the gastrula and enter the fluid filled cavity in the center (the... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archenteron
(from the article `digestive system, human`) ...embryo converts the initially single-layered embryo into a two-layered one, a process called gastrulation. The new inner layer of cells, called ... ...on the exterior become the ectoderm. As a consequence of the infolding at the vegetal pole, the blastocoel is reduced or obliterated, and a... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/95
(ahrk-en´tәr-on) the central cavity that is the provisional gut in the gastrula; the primordial digestive cavity of the embryo. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Arch`en'ter·on noun [ Prefix arch- + Greek ... intestine.] (Biol.) The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo. See Illust. under Invagination . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/115