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Left Hand and Left Eye

6 weeks, 6 days

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

Note:

I want to tell you a secret! I am so young that my left hand doesn't know what my right hand is doing.

Label Key:

1. forehead
2. notching
3. left eye
4. left hand
5. amnion
6. digital rays
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
Right Hand and Nipple
Right Hand and Nipple
The Heart and Brain
The Heart and Brain
Left Hand and Left Eye
Left Hand and Left Eye
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Close-up, Seven-Week Heart
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The Four-Chambered Heart
The Heart
The Heart
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