Gastrulation produces three embryonic germ layers.

  1. Ectoderm [outer layer] develops into epidermis of skin and the nervous system.
  2. Mesoderm [middle layer] develops into skeletal, muscular, excretory, and the reproductive systems
  3. Endoderm [inner layer] develops into epithelial lining of digestive and respiratory tracts + liver, pancreas and other associated glands.

    LMC Biology, 1999