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Eye & Nose, Eight-Week Embryo

8 weeks

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

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The eye is nearly completely closed and mucous plugs are present in the nose of this eight-week embryo.

Label Key:

1. lower eyelid
2. nose
3. left eye
4. upper eyelid
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
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