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Slideshow: The Developing Brain

The Heart and Brain

#112, Slide 20 of 21

6 weeks, 6 days

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

Label Key:

1. liver
2. location of diaphragm
3. marginal vein of left hand
4. notching
5. right hand
6. brain
7. forehead
8. nasal prominence
9. heart
10. left eye
11. digital rays
12. left hand
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
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