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The 9-Week Face

9 weeks

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

Note:

Pigment in the retina of the eye is partially visible behind the right eye.

Label Key:

1. line of eyelid fusion, right eye
2. forehead
3. facial vessel
4. nose
5. lips
6. chin
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
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
The 9-Week Fetus via MRI
The 9-Week Fetus via MRI
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