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#Capillaries develop at the medial aspect of the intermediate mesoderm so that waste can diffuse from the blood to the excretory channel.
 
#Capillaries develop at the medial aspect of the intermediate mesoderm so that waste can diffuse from the blood to the excretory channel.
 
#Connections between the intermediate mesoderm and somites as well between the intermediate mesoderm and lateral plate mesoderm break down.
 
#Connections between the intermediate mesoderm and somites as well between the intermediate mesoderm and lateral plate mesoderm break down.
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==Mesonephros==
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*''Development occurs in an anterior to posterior direction; the mesonephros kideny is found at the thoracic to lumbar level''.
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#The medial portion of the intermediate mesoderm forms a cup in the region of the capillaries.
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#*This is an early Bowman's capsule and improves waste removal.
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#The excretory channel pinches off from all surrounding tissue (lateral plate mesoderm) to become entirely closed.
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#*Excretory duct now known as the '''Wolffian Duct'''.
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*Amphibians and fish use the mesonephric kidney.
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