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8.5 week fetus

At 8.5 weeks:
  • the embryo now resembles a human
  • facial features continue to develop
  • beginnings of external genitalia form
  • anal passage opens, but the rectal membrane is intact
  • circulation through the umbilical cord is well developed
  • long bones begin to form

8.5 week fetus



Review Date: 8/19/2004 12:00:00 AM
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team

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