Medical Encyclopedia
8.5 week fetus
At 8.5 weeks:
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the embryo now resembles a human
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facial features continue to develop
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beginnings of external genitalia form
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anal passage opens, but the rectal membrane is intact
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circulation through the umbilical cord is well developed
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long bones begin to form
Update Date: 5/10/2006
Updated by: Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP, Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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