K12 Week 4

From Embryology

Week 4

In week four of embryo development organs begin to form within the embryo and surface features begin to form.

<html5media height="480" width="480">File:Neuraltube_001.mp4</html5media> This movie of early embryo development from week 3 onward shows the early nervous system forming.

Embryo (right) back view with head to top (left) and tail to bottom (right).

yolk sac (left, large ball shape)

The movie also shows as the embryo grows and folds it increases in size compared to the yolk sac.


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Embryo at 4 weeks

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(Carnegie stage 13)

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  • On the embryo surface limb buds can be seen where the future arms and legs will form.


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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, March 19) Embryology K12 Week 4. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/K12_Week_4

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