Fetus (7.5 weeks old)

At 7.5 weeks:
  • the eyes move forward on the face and eyelids begin to form
  • the palate is nearing completion and the tongue begins to form
  • gastrointestinal tract separates from the genitourinary tract
  • all essential organs have begun 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.