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Close-up, Seven-Week Heart

#119, Slide 19 of 74

6 weeks, 6 days

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

Note:

The average heart rate peaks around seven weeks after fertilization.

Label Key:

1. heart
2. liver
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
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