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Slideshow: Hands and Arms

Left Hand and Vital Organs

#98, Slide 12 of 71

6 weeks, 6 days

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

Note:

The process of progressive notching between digital rays, which allows the individual digits to emerge, is accomplished through the planned death of the cells in this region. This process of programmed cell death is called apoptosis.

Label Key:

1. forehead
2. nasal prominence
3. heart
4. liver
5. marginal vein
6. notching
7. left eye
8. left wrist
9. left hand
10. digital rays
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
Right Upper LimbHead, Heart, and LiverUpper and Lower Limb BudsThe Lower Limbs and BackHand Plate and Vital OrgansLeft Hand Plate and WristPolygon-Shaped Right HandHead and Left HandThe Face and TrunkThe Hand in MotionLeft Eye and HandLeft Hand and Vital OrgansBack of the Right HandRight Hand and NippleThe Heart and BrainLeft Hand and Left EyeThe Hand, Chest, and LiverThe Circulation of the HandThe Heart and HandHand, 7 Weeks PregnantThe Right HandFingers and NotchesHands TouchingHand in MotionLeft Hand, Upper & Lower JawRight Eye, Hand-Face ContactHands and FingersFingertips and AbdomenRight Hand and ForearmHand Meets Hand and FaceRight Hand & EyeReaching Out, Left HandThe Right HandThe Fingertips of the Right HandThe Right HandThe Left Arm in MotionArteries of the HandThe Right HandThe Open Left HandFingers Moving Side to SideThe 10-Week FetusThe ThinkerHolding up the HeadRight Index Finger on the MoveI am Pointing!Holding the FeetLeft Knee and Hip FlexionHand Near MouthBowel Herniation ResolvedExit Stage LeftLeft Shoulder and Upper ArmPalm of the Right HandJoints of the Fingers The Left Hand and NoseLeft HandThe HandsTouching ThumbsFingertips of Right HandPartially-Closed Left HandFingertipsPalmar Surface of Right HandTurning and RelaxingThe Turn is CompleteStill HidingThe Face and FistHolding the Umbilical CordSeeking PrivacySee My Elbows!Not Amniotic Fluid Again!Hiding Behind a HandExpressions
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