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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, auricle, edge of nasal cavity (nasal sac), falx cerebri region, frontal bone, inferior ganglion of vagus nerve (CN X), intraretinal space (optic vesicle cavity), lateral rectus muscle, lateral ventricle, longus capitis muscle, medial pterygoid muscle, nasopharynx, obliquus capitis inferior muscle, optic cup cavity, optic nerve (CN II), pharyngotympanic tube, pterygoid, pterygopalatine ganglion, semispinalis capitis muscle, semispinalis cervicis muscle, splenius muscle, superior cervical sympathetic ganglion, trapezius muscle
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Carnegie Embryo #9226   |   Location: 66-01-01

Keywords: C-2 spinal ganglion, auricle, edge of nasal cavity (nasal sac), falx cerebri region, frontal bone, inferior ganglion of vagus nerve (CN X), intraretinal space (optic vesicle cavity), lateral rectus muscle, lateral ventricle, longus capitis muscle, medial pterygoid muscle, nasopharynx, obliquus capitis inferior muscle, optic cup cavity, optic nerve (CN II), pharyngotympanic tube, pterygoid, pterygopalatine ganglion, semispinalis capitis muscle, semispinalis cervicis muscle, splenius muscle, superior cervical sympathetic ganglion, trapezius muscle

Source: The Virtual Human Embryo.