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Carnegie Stage Section

Abbreviation Key

a
artery
aa
arteries
ant
anterior
a-v
atrio-ventricular
C
Cervical
Co
Coccygeal
CN
Cranial Nerve
D
diencephalic neuromere or diencephalon
dm
dermatomyotome
inf
inferior
int
internal
L
Lumbar
lat
lateral
lt
left
M
mesencephalic neuromere or mesencephalon
med
medial
n
nerve
O
Occipital
P
prosencephalon
post
posterior
prim
primordial
R
rhombencephalon
Rh
rhombomere
rt
right
S
Sacral
T
Thoracic
v
vein
vv
veins
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C-2 spinal ganglion, aortic arch 3, carotid duct, cephalic edge of C-3 spinal ganglion, cervical sinus, dermatome, epaxial part of myotome, epithalamus, hyaloid vessel(s), hypoglossal nerve (CN XII), inferior ganglion of vagus nerve (CN X), lens vesicle, mandibular prominence of pharyngeal arch 1, maxillary prominence of pharyngeal arch 1, medial eminence, neural layer of retina, notochord, oral fissure, origin of external carotid artery, oronasal cavity, pharyngeal arch 2, pharyngeal arch 3, pharyngeal pouch 3 (dorsal part becomes inferior parathyroid gland), pigmented layer of retina, pineal bud, retinal fissure, spinal accessory nerve (CN XI), sympathetic trunk
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Carnegie Embryo #6517   |   Location: 15-03-03

Keywords: C-2 spinal ganglion, aortic arch 3, carotid duct, cephalic edge of C-3 spinal ganglion, cervical sinus, dermatome, epaxial part of myotome, epithalamus, hyaloid vessel(s), hypoglossal nerve (CN XII), inferior ganglion of vagus nerve (CN X), lens vesicle, mandibular prominence of pharyngeal arch 1, maxillary prominence of pharyngeal arch 1, medial eminence, neural layer of retina, notochord, oral fissure, origin of external carotid artery, oronasal cavity, pharyngeal arch 2, pharyngeal arch 3, pharyngeal pouch 3 (dorsal part becomes inferior parathyroid gland), pigmented layer of retina, pineal bud, retinal fissure, spinal accessory nerve (CN XI), sympathetic trunk

Source: The Virtual Human Embryo.