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Heart and Brain

5 weeks, 6 days

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

Label Key:

1. tip of "tail"
2. left cerebral hemisphere
3. heart
4. liver
5. umbilical cord
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
Brain and Spinal Cord
Brain and Spinal Cord
Central Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Heart and Brain
Heart and Brain
Head and Heart
Head and Heart
Vitelline Vessels
Vitelline Vessels
Liver, Cord, and Left Foot Plate
Liver, Cord, and Left Foot Plate
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