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Slideshow: Eyes, Ears, Mouth & Nose

The 9-Week Fetus

#358, Slide 30 of 52

9 weeks

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

Label Key:

1. umbilical cord
2. right hand
3. nail fields
4. nose
5. mucous plugs, right and left nostrils
6. fused right eyelids
7. nasal bridge
8. forehead
9. fused left eyelids
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
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