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7½-Week Embryo

7 weeks, 4 days

7½-Week Embryo [Click for next image]
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Note:

Note the depth of the orbit of the right eye. Also, don't worry about the overbite. It is normal at this stage and will be resolved within the next few days.

Label Key:

1. pigmentation within the retina of the right eye
2. external portion of right ear
3. mouth
4. outline of ribs
5. umbilical vein within umbilical cord
6. umbilical arteries
7. loops of bowel in base of umbilical cord (a normal event called physiologic herniation)
8. right ankle
9. right knee
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
Close-up, Umbilical Cord at 7½ Weeks
Close-up, Umbilical Cord at 7½ Weeks
Base of Umbilical Cord, 7½ Weeks
Base of Umbilical Cord, 7½ Weeks
7½-Week Embryo
7½-Week Embryo
Fingers and Notches
Fingers and Notches
Hands Touching
Hands Touching
Hand in Motion
Hand in Motion
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