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
Review Date:5/10/2006
Reviewed 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.
Reviewed 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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