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The 9-Week Fetus

9 weeks

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

Label Key:

1. umbilical cord
2. right hand
3. nail fields
4. nose
5. mucous plugs, right and left nostrils
6. fused right eyelids
7. nasal bridge
8. forehead
9. fused left eyelids
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
Genital Tubercle
Genital Tubercle
Left Great Saphenous Vein
Left Great Saphenous Vein
The 9-Week Fetus
The 9-Week Fetus
The 9-Week Face
The 9-Week Face
The 9-Week Umbilical Cord
The 9-Week Umbilical Cord
The Open Left Hand
The Open Left Hand
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