This page contains movies and animations to illustrate various aspects of head development.
There are 2 ways to watch each movie. Either click the image or text link to open a new page with both the movie and a more detailed text description of features that can be seen.
Or the link below the images and text labelled Quicktime with the movie name and (file size) will open only the movie in a new window.
Movie of human head development covering Carnegie stages 15 to 22. The movie starts with the pharyngeal arches (a series of external bulges) which form structures of the head and neck.
External ear- on the side of the head the first 2 arches contribute a series (3 on each) of smaller bulges which will form the external ear. Watch also the changing relative position of these bulges, initially at the level of the neck and, as the head and jaw develop, gradually rising to near their final position on the side of the head.
The stage images have been enlarged to allow details to be seen and are therefore not to scale.
Quicktime: CSthead.mov (179 Kb)
This movie shows human face formation during the embryonic Carnegie stage 16 to 18.
Human Embryo Face Carnegie stage 16 to 18 (Kyoto collection) (More? Face Development Notes)
Animated GIF: Face16to18.gif (80 Kb)
Movie of Carnegie stages 13/14 movie of embryo development. Movie of serial sections for stage 13/14 pig embryo labelled.
Quicktime: st13/A1toG5L.mov (2.2 Mb)
Movie of Carnegie stages 13/14 movie of the nasal placode. These serial sections for stage 13/14 pig embryo show the thickening and distribution of the nasal placode.
Movie of unlabelled human Carnegie stage 22 head serial slices. These serial sections are the unlabelled images of only the head region.
Quicktime: Head.mov (1.1 Mb)
Development of the Face (451Kb)
Development of the Tongue (187Kb)
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UNSW Embryology has many movies to show some of the dynamic changes that occur during embryonic development. These have been grouped together on separate pages (listed in righthand menu) that can be also be opened from a pull down menu on each page.
Internet users note that some of these movies are large and will take some time to download depending on your connection speed.
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