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	==Changes in the 8th week==		==Changes in the 8th week==
	At the end of the 8th week the crownrump diameter measures about 25 mm. (1 inch). The changes of this week are a continuation of those we have just described (Fig. 46) ; the nasal and maxillary processes have fused to form the upper face ; the upper lip is completed, but the palatal processes have not yet separated the buccal from the nasal cavities. The cerebral vesicles are expanding rapidly backwards ; the neck is being differentiated and the limbs are making progress. The rudiment of the external genital organs is apparent, but as yet gives no clue to sex. The intestinal loop lies within the root of the umbilical cord. Henceforward, until the end of gestation, the chief changes are those of growth.<ref>For changes in 9th week see F. E. Blaisdell, Journ. Anat. 1914, vol. 48, p. 182. </ref>		At the end of the 8th week the crownrump diameter measures about 25 mm. (1 inch). The changes of this week are a continuation of those we have just described ([[:File:Keith1921 fig046.jpg\|Fig. 46]]) ; the nasal and maxillary processes have fused to form the upper face ; the upper lip is completed, but the palatal processes have not yet separated the buccal from the nasal cavities. The cerebral vesicles are expanding rapidly backwards ; the neck is being differentiated and the limbs are making progress. The rudiment of the external genital organs is apparent, but as yet gives no clue to sex. The intestinal loop lies within the root of the umbilical cord. Henceforward, until the end of gestation, the chief changes are those of growth.<ref>For changes in 9th week see F. E. Blaisdell, Journ. Anat. 1914, vol. 48, p. 182. </ref>

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	==Embryo-Foetus==		==Embryo-Foetus==
	During the 7th week the embryo becomes a foetus — the transformation being well shown in Fig. 43. In its crown-rump length the embryo expands from 11 to 17 mm., but the characteristic changes are seen in the face, head and limbs. An early stage of the 7th week is shown in Fig. 45 ; the basal parts of the face are being laid down. Under the eye are seen the nasal processes carrying the open nasal cavities backwards into the region of the mouth, while growing forwards beneath the eye are to be observed the maxillary processes which will provide the bases of the upper jaw. Still further back in the pharynx (Fig. 45) are seen two comparatively small processes — the mandibular (1st arch) and hyoid (2nd arch). Behind the hyoid arch there is a depression marking the cervical sinus. By the end of the 7th week (Fig. 43) the nasal, maxillary and mandibular processes have united to form a relatively small face ; at the upper end of the postmandibular cleft has appeared the rudiment of an ear. The changes in the head itself are also apparent ; at the end of the 7th week the cylindrical cranial form is being replaced by one more distinctly globular ; the forehead in particular has become enlarged. These changes are due to the rapid expansion of the cerebral vesicles during the 7th week. The changes in the limbs are also very evident ; they are now folded on the belly-wall, palm towards palm and sole towards sole ; the digits are demarcated. The tail is disappearing. The head is no longer bent forwards with the forehead touching the root of the umbilical cord, but is lifted up, for the embryonic flexure of the cervical region is being undone and a narrowing of the post-cranial region to form a neck becomes apparent. The heart is now ~~comjDletely~~ divided into right and left chambers and the growth of the neck is lifting the pharyngeal region away from the heart. With these changes in the facial region, in the head, neck, limbs and heart the embryo of the 6th week becomes the foetus of the 7th. One other very important event also characterises this stage of transformation : the cellular blastema of the skeleton begins to change into cartilage and into bone. It also becomes possible to distinguish the ovary from the testicle.		During the 7th week the embryo becomes a foetus — the transformation being well shown in [[:File:Keith1921 fig043.jpg\|Fig. 43.]] In its crown-rump length the embryo expands from 11 to 17 mm., but the characteristic changes are seen in the face, head and limbs. An early stage of the 7th week is shown in [[:File:Keith1921 fig045.jpg\|Fig. 45]] ; the basal parts of the face are being laid down. Under the eye are seen the nasal processes carrying the open nasal cavities backwards into the region of the mouth, while growing forwards beneath the eye are to be observed the maxillary processes which will provide the bases of the upper jaw. Still further back in the pharynx ( [[:File:Keith1921 fig045.jpg\|Fig. 45]]) are seen two comparatively small processes — the mandibular (1st arch) and hyoid (2nd arch). Behind the hyoid arch there is a depression marking the cervical sinus. By the end of the 7th week [[:File:Keith1921 fig043.jpg\|Fig. 43]]) the nasal, maxillary and mandibular processes have united to form a relatively small face ; at the upper end of the postmandibular cleft has appeared the rudiment of an ear. The changes in the head itself are also apparent ; at the end of the 7th week the cylindrical cranial form is being replaced by one more distinctly globular ; the forehead in particular has become enlarged. These changes are due to the rapid expansion of the cerebral vesicles during the 7th week. The changes in the limbs are also very evident ; they are now folded on the belly-wall, palm towards palm and sole towards sole ; the digits are demarcated. The tail is disappearing. The head is no longer bent forwards with the forehead touching the root of the umbilical cord, but is lifted up, for the embryonic flexure of the cervical region is being undone and a narrowing of the post-cranial region to form a neck becomes apparent. The heart is now completely divided into right and left chambers and the growth of the neck is lifting the pharyngeal region away from the heart. With these changes in the facial region, in the head, neck, limbs and heart the embryo of the 6th week becomes the foetus of the 7th. One other very important event also characterises this stage of transformation : the cellular blastema of the skeleton begins to change into cartilage and into bone. It also becomes possible to distinguish the ovary from the testicle.


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	'''Fig. 45.''' Outline of an embryo, although only 11 mm. long, yet showing changes characteristic of an early stage of the 7th week. (After Broman.)		'''Fig. 45.''' Outline of an embryo, although only 11 mm. long, yet showing changes characteristic of an early stage of the 7th week. (After Broman.)
	The line C-R indicates the manner in which the crown-rump diameter is measured ; the line A-R shows the neck-rump length, A being found by drawing a line backward through the rudiments of the eye and ear.		The line C-R indicates the manner in which the crown-rump diameter is measured ; the line A-R shows the neck-rump length, A being found by drawing a line backward through the rudiments of the eye and ear.

	==Changes in the 8th week==		==Changes in the 8th week==

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Changes in the 8th week

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	==Changes in the 8th week==		==Changes in the 8th week==
	At the end of the 8th week the crownrump diameter measures about 25 mm. (1 inch). The changes of this week are a continuation of those we have just described (Fig. 46) ; the nasal and maxillary processes have fused to form the upper face ; the upper lip is completed, but the palatal processes have not yet separated the buccal from the nasal cavities. The cerebral vesicles are expanding rapidly backwards ; the neck is being ~~difEerentiated~~ and the limbs are making progress. The rudiment of the external genital organs is apparent, but as yet gives no clue to sex. The intestinal loop lies within the root of the umbilical cord. Henceforward, until the end of gestation, the chief changes are those of growth.<ref>For changes in 9th week see F. E. Blaisdell, Journ. Anat. 1914, vol. 48, p. 182. </ref>		At the end of the 8th week the crownrump diameter measures about 25 mm. (1 inch). The changes of this week are a continuation of those we have just described (Fig. 46) ; the nasal and maxillary processes have fused to form the upper face ; the upper lip is completed, but the palatal processes have not yet separated the buccal from the nasal cavities. The cerebral vesicles are expanding rapidly backwards ; the neck is being differentiated and the limbs are making progress. The rudiment of the external genital organs is apparent, but as yet gives no clue to sex. The intestinal loop lies within the root of the umbilical cord. Henceforward, until the end of gestation, the chief changes are those of growth.<ref>For changes in 9th week see F. E. Blaisdell, Journ. Anat. 1914, vol. 48, p. 182. </ref>

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	[[File:Keith1921 fig046.jpg\|600px\|alt=Fig. 46 Outline of a Foetus 22 mm. long, and at the end of the 2nd month of development.]]		[[File:Keith1921 fig046.jpg\|600px\|alt=Fig. 46 Outline of a Foetus 22 mm. long, and at the end of the 2nd month of development.]]

	'''Fig. 46.''' Outline of a Foetus 22 mm. long, and at the end of the 2nd month of development. (After Broman.)		'''Fig. 46.''' Outline of a Foetus 22 mm. long, and at the end of the 2nd month of development. (After Broman.)

	==The Full-Time Foetus==		==The Full-Time Foetus==

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	=Chapter IV. The Age Changes in the Embryo and Foetus=		=Chapter IV. The Age Changes in the Embryo and Foetus=

	In Chapter I., having followed the developmental changes in the human embryo during the first five weeks, when it had reached a crown-rump length of 5 mm. {1/5 in.) and the condition of parts shown in Fig. 42, we had to break away in Chapters II. and III. to note the manner in which it effected a lodgment in the uterus and to examine certain processes which give rise to fundamental parts of the embryonic body. In this chapter we return to trace the further history of the embryo, to watch it becoming transformed into a foetus and to register the subsequent changes during the nine months it spends in its mother's womb.		In [[Human Embryology and Morphology 1\|Chapter I.]], having followed the developmental changes in the human embryo during the first five weeks, when it had reached a crown-rump length of 5 mm. {1/5 in.) and the condition of parts shown in Fig. 42, we had to break away in Chapters [[Human Embryology and Morphology 2\|II.]] and [[Human Embryology and Morphology 3\|III.]] to note the manner in which it effected a lodgment in the uterus and to examine certain processes which give rise to fundamental parts of the embryonic body. In this chapter we return to trace the further history of the embryo, to watch it becoming transformed into a foetus and to register the subsequent changes during the nine months it spends in its mother's womb.

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Table of Growth

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	==Table of Growth==		==Table of Growth==

	It is impossible for anyone to remember the dimensions reached during the various stages of foetal development and growth, but it is often convenient to have a table of measurements for reference. The one given here was prepared by the late Prof. Mall ^ :		It is impossible for anyone to remember the dimensions reached during the various stages of foetal development and growth, but it is often convenient to have a table of measurements for reference. The one given here was prepared by the late Prof. Mall<ref>See his last paper on this subject, Amer. Jouni. of Anat. 1918, vol. 23, p. 397.</ref>:

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	In recent years our knowledge concerning the rate at which the human embryo grows and the stages through which it passes week by week has become more accurate. This is largely due to the work accomplished by the late Prof. Mall<ref>See his last paper on this subject, Amer. Jouni. of Anat. 1918, vol. 23, p. 397. </ref> who collected facts relating to all cases where the age of an embryo had been ascertained and by tabulating his data was able to estimate the size and stage of development reached by an average human embryo week after week. His main results, so far as concern the first two months, are set out in Fig. 43, taken from an article written by his distinguished pupil — Prof. Herbert Evans. Six stages of development are represented : at the end 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th weeks. Under each embryo is given the mean length it should reach at a certain date, but it has to be remembered that the rate of growth will vary in embryos and foetuses just as in children, and that some will be precocious while others will be backward. The measurements relate to fresh specimens, for when embryos are preserved and prepared for microscopic examination they shrink in size. It is convenient to regard 3 mm. as measured from the crown to the rump of the embryo as marking the end of the fourth week, and 5 mm. as an index of the end of the fifth week of development. In the 6th, 7th, and 8th weeks the embryo adds almost one millimetre to its length daily, being about 25 mm. (1 inch) at the end of the 8th week. Hence we may readily estimate the age of an embryo or foetus under 25 mm. in length, by regarding the first 5 mm. as representing 35 days' growth, and adding a day for every additional millimetre of its length. For example, the age in days of an embryo measuring 15 mm. in length would be estimated thus : 5 mm. = 35 days + 10 for the additional 10 mm. = 45 days. In the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th weeks — up to the end of the 3rd month — when the crown-rump length amounts to 100 mm. (4 in.)^ — the daily rate of growth is approximately 1"5 mm.		In recent years our knowledge concerning the rate at which the human embryo grows and the stages through which it passes week by week has become more accurate. This is largely due to the work accomplished by the late Prof. Mall<ref>See his last paper on this subject, Amer. Jouni. of Anat. 1918, vol. 23, p. 397. </ref> who collected facts relating to all cases where the age of an embryo had been ascertained and by tabulating his data was able to estimate the size and stage of development reached by an average human embryo week after week. His main results, so far as concern the first two months, are set out in Fig. 43, taken from an article written by his distinguished pupil — Prof. Herbert Evans. Six stages of development are represented : at the end 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th weeks. Under each embryo is given the mean length it should reach at a certain date, but it has to be remembered that the rate of growth will vary in embryos and foetuses just as in children, and that some will be precocious while others will be backward. The measurements relate to fresh specimens, for when embryos are preserved and prepared for microscopic examination they shrink in size. It is convenient to regard 3 mm. as measured from the crown to the rump of the embryo as marking the end of the fourth week, and 5 mm. as an index of the end of the fifth week of development. In the 6th, 7th, and 8th weeks the embryo adds almost one millimetre to its length daily, being about 25 mm. (1 inch) at the end of the 8th week. Hence we may readily estimate the age of an embryo or foetus under 25 mm. in length, by regarding the first 5 mm. as representing 35 days' growth, and adding a day for every additional millimetre of its length. For example, the age in days of an embryo measuring 15 mm. in length would be estimated thus : 5 mm. = 35 days + 10 for the additional 10 mm. = 45 days. In the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th weeks — up to the end of the 3rd month — when the crown-rump length amounts to 100 mm. (4 in.)^ — the daily rate of growth is approximately 1"5 mm.

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			[[File:Keith1921 fig043.jpg\|600px\|alt=Fig. 43 Six drawings stages of growth from 3rd week to the end of the 8th]]

	'''Fig. 43.''' Series of six drawings illustrating the stages of growth from the end of the 3rd week to the end of the 8th. In a corner of the figure is a diagram to illustrate the rate of growth of the chorionic vesicle at corresponding dates. (Prof. H. M. Evans.)		'''Fig. 43.''' Series of six drawings illustrating the stages of growth from the end of the 3rd week to the end of the 8th. In a corner of the figure is a diagram to illustrate the rate of growth of the chorionic vesicle at corresponding dates. (Prof. H. M. Evans.)


	==External Changes in the 6th week==		==External Changes in the 6th week==
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	Not only does the length of the embryo increase from 5 mm. to 11 mm. but there are very definite changes in the form of its external parts. At the end of the 5th week the gill-arch system of the primitive pharynx is at its height, four arches being distinguishable ; in the 6th week the 3rd and ith arches sink into a pit in the neck — the cervical sinus — (Fig. 44), while the 2nd or hyoid arch grows backwards over the pit and thus hides the hinder arches. Here we are witnessing the closing in or operculation of the branchial arches — as it takes place in gill-bearing vertebrates. Even at the close of the 6th week the face is represented merely by a forehead filled out by the relatively small f orebrain vesicle ; behind and under the forehead are seen the nasal, maxillary and mandibular processes which will give rise to the face proper. All of these elements have made headway during the 6th week (Figs. 42, 43, 44). The head region even in the 6th week is still tubular in form ; the mid and hind brains form the greater part of the central nervous system, for the cerebral vesicles have as yet only begun to grow out from the fore brain. The limb buds, which in the 5th week were still undemarcated into segments, now show their three primitive parts — upper arm and thigh, forearm and leg, and a platelike hand and foot. In point of differentiation the forelimb is always in advance of the hind. At the close of the 6th week the first appearance of jvebbed digits can be detected, and at the same time, when the length of the embryo is about 11 mm. the tail reaches its maximum development (Fig. 44) ; in the 7th week retrogression has already set in. The umbilical cord becomes lengthened and more clearly differentiated in the 6th week ; between the attachment of the cord to the ventral wall of the embryo and the gill-formation of the primitive pharynx is seen the bulging eminence of the heart (Fig. 42) ; below the heart eminence, as may be seen in Fig. 44, there appears in the 6th week a second eminence, that caused by the developing liver.		Not only does the length of the embryo increase from 5 mm. to 11 mm. but there are very definite changes in the form of its external parts. At the end of the 5th week the gill-arch system of the primitive pharynx is at its height, four arches being distinguishable ; in the 6th week the 3rd and ith arches sink into a pit in the neck — the cervical sinus — (Fig. 44), while the 2nd or hyoid arch grows backwards over the pit and thus hides the hinder arches. Here we are witnessing the closing in or operculation of the branchial arches — as it takes place in gill-bearing vertebrates. Even at the close of the 6th week the face is represented merely by a forehead filled out by the relatively small f orebrain vesicle ; behind and under the forehead are seen the nasal, maxillary and mandibular processes which will give rise to the face proper. All of these elements have made headway during the 6th week (Figs. 42, 43, 44). The head region even in the 6th week is still tubular in form ; the mid and hind brains form the greater part of the central nervous system, for the cerebral vesicles have as yet only begun to grow out from the fore brain. The limb buds, which in the 5th week were still undemarcated into segments, now show their three primitive parts — upper arm and thigh, forearm and leg, and a platelike hand and foot. In point of differentiation the forelimb is always in advance of the hind. At the close of the 6th week the first appearance of jvebbed digits can be detected, and at the same time, when the length of the embryo is about 11 mm. the tail reaches its maximum development (Fig. 44) ; in the 7th week retrogression has already set in. The umbilical cord becomes lengthened and more clearly differentiated in the 6th week ; between the attachment of the cord to the ventral wall of the embryo and the gill-formation of the primitive pharynx is seen the bulging eminence of the heart (Fig. 42) ; below the heart eminence, as may be seen in Fig. 44, there appears in the 6th week a second eminence, that caused by the developing liver.

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			[[File:Keith1921 fig044.jpg\|600px\|alt=Fig. 44 Outline of a Human Embryo 10.4 mm. long and in the 6th week of development.]]

	'''Fig. 44.''' Outline of a'Human ~~EiiQbryo'~~10.4 mm. long and in the 6th week of development. (After Broman.) (~~Magniilc~~. x 5.)		'''Fig. 44.''' Outline of a Human Embryo 10.4 mm. long and in the 6th week of development. (After Broman.) (Mag. x 5.)


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	'''Fig. 45.''' Outline of an embryo, although only 11 mm. long, yet showing changes characteristic of an early stage of the 7th week. (After Broman.)		'''Fig. 45.''' Outline of an embryo, although only 11 mm. long, yet showing changes characteristic of an early stage of the 7th week. (After Broman.)
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	At the end of the 8th week the crownrump diameter measures about 25 mm. (1 inch). The changes of this week are a continuation of those we have just described (Fig. 46) ; the nasal and maxillary processes have fused to form the upper face ; the upper lip is completed, but the palatal processes have not yet separated the buccal from the nasal cavities. The cerebral vesicles are expanding rapidly backwards ; the neck is being difEerentiated and the limbs are making progress. The rudiment of the external genital organs is apparent, but as yet gives no clue to sex. The intestinal loop lies within the root of the umbilical cord. Henceforward, until the end of gestation, the chief changes are those of growth.<ref>For changes in 9th week see F. E. Blaisdell, Journ. Anat. 1914, vol. 48, p. 182. </ref>		At the end of the 8th week the crownrump diameter measures about 25 mm. (1 inch). The changes of this week are a continuation of those we have just described (Fig. 46) ; the nasal and maxillary processes have fused to form the upper face ; the upper lip is completed, but the palatal processes have not yet separated the buccal from the nasal cavities. The cerebral vesicles are expanding rapidly backwards ; the neck is being difEerentiated and the limbs are making progress. The rudiment of the external genital organs is apparent, but as yet gives no clue to sex. The intestinal loop lies within the root of the umbilical cord. Henceforward, until the end of gestation, the chief changes are those of growth.<ref>For changes in 9th week see F. E. Blaisdell, Journ. Anat. 1914, vol. 48, p. 182. </ref>

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			[[File:Keith1921 fig046.jpg\|600px\|alt=Fig. 46 Outline of a Foetus 22 mm. long, and at the end of the 2nd month of development.]]

	'''Fig. 46.''' Outline of a Foetus 22 mm. long, and at the end of the 2nd month of development. (After Broman.)		'''Fig. 46.''' Outline of a Foetus 22 mm. long, and at the end of the 2nd month of development. (After Broman.)

			==The Full-Time Foetus==

	~~==The Full-Time Foetus==~~
	We speak of the period of human gestation — the time spent by the human young in the uterus of the mother, preparatory to an independent existence — as being one of 9 months, and if by a month we mean 30 days — 270 days in all — we are as near the truth as our present evidence will take us. Medical men can seldom discover the exact date of conception and hence to get a fixed point for a reckoning they begin their estimate counting from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period, and taking this day as a fixed point, count that parturition will take place 280 days hence. Observations made on cases where the date of impregnation may be inferred show that the actual mean period of gestation is 270 days. The 270th day is the bull's-eye at which Nature aims, but even the best of marksmen make " inner s " and " outers," and it is so in all of Nature's shootings. She is ever subject to the law of chance ; hence in all developmental and growth manifestation we meet with variation round a mean.		We speak of the period of human gestation — the time spent by the human young in the uterus of the mother, preparatory to an independent existence — as being one of 9 months, and if by a month we mean 30 days — 270 days in all — we are as near the truth as our present evidence will take us. Medical men can seldom discover the exact date of conception and hence to get a fixed point for a reckoning they begin their estimate counting from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period, and taking this day as a fixed point, count that parturition will take place 280 days hence. Observations made on cases where the date of impregnation may be inferred show that the actual mean period of gestation is 270 days. The 270th day is the bull's-eye at which Nature aims, but even the best of marksmen make " inner s " and " outers," and it is so in all of Nature's shootings. She is ever subject to the law of chance ; hence in all developmental and growth manifestation we meet with variation round a mean.

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	==Table of Growth==		==Table of Growth==

	It is impossible for anyone to remember the dimensions reached during the various stages of foetal development and growth, but it is often convenient to have a table of measurements for reference. The one given here was prepared by the late Prof. Mall ^ :		It is impossible for anyone to remember the dimensions reached during the various stages of foetal development and growth, but it is often convenient to have a table of measurements for reference. The one given here was prepared by the late Prof. Mall ^ :

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	In Chapter I., having followed the developmental changes in the human embryo during the first five weeks, when it had reached a crown-rump length of 5 mm. {1/5 in.) and the condition of parts shown in Fig. 42, we had to break away in Chapters II. and III. to note the manner in which it effected a lodgment in the uterus and to examine certain processes which give rise to fundamental parts of the embryonic body. In this chapter we return to trace the further history of the embryo, to watch it becoming transformed into a foetus and to register the subsequent changes during the nine months it spends in its mother's womb.		In Chapter I., having followed the developmental changes in the human embryo during the first five weeks, when it had reached a crown-rump length of 5 mm. {1/5 in.) and the condition of parts shown in Fig. 42, we had to break away in Chapters II. and III. to note the manner in which it effected a lodgment in the uterus and to examine certain processes which give rise to fundamental parts of the embryonic body. In this chapter we return to trace the further history of the embryo, to watch it becoming transformed into a foetus and to register the subsequent changes during the nine months it spends in its mother's womb.

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			[[File:Keith1921 fig042.jpg\|600px\|alt=Fig. 42 Human Embryo 5 mm. in length, and in the 5th week of development.]]

	'''Fig. 42.''' Outline of a Human Embryo 5 mm. in length, and in the 5th week of development. (Reconstructed by Professor Keibel and Dr. Elze.)		'''Fig. 42.''' Outline of a Human Embryo 5 mm. in length, and in the 5th week of development. (Reconstructed by Professor Keibel and Dr. Elze.)



	In recent years our knowledge concerning the rate at which the human embryo grows and the stages through which it passes week by week has become more accurate. This is largely due to the work accomplished by the late Prof. Mall<ref>See his last paper on this subject, Amer. Jouni. of Anat. 1918, vol. 23, p. 397. </ref> who collected facts relating to all cases where the age of an embryo had been ascertained and by tabulating his data was able to estimate the size and stage of development reached by an average human embryo week after week. His main results, so far as concern the first two months, are set out in Fig. 43, taken from an article written by his distinguished pupil — Prof. Herbert Evans. Six stages of development are represented : at the end 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th weeks. Under each embryo is given the mean length it should reach at a certain date, but it has to be remembered that the rate of growth will vary in embryos and foetuses just as in children, and that some will be precocious while others will be backward. The measurements relate to fresh specimens, for when embryos are preserved and prepared for microscopic examination they shrink in size. It is convenient to regard 3 mm. as measured from the crown to the rump of the embryo as marking the end of the fourth week, and 5 mm. as an index of the end of the fifth week of development. In the 6th, 7th, and 8th weeks the embryo adds almost one millimetre to its length daily, being about 25 mm. (1 inch) at the end of the 8th week. Hence we may readily estimate the age of an embryo or foetus under 25 mm. in length, by regarding the first 5 mm. as representing 35 days' growth, and adding a day for every additional millimetre of its length. For example, the age in days of an embryo measuring 15 mm. in length would be estimated thus : 5 mm. = 35 days + 10 for the additional 10 mm. = 45 days. In the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th weeks — up to the end of the 3rd month — when the crown-rump length amounts to 100 mm. (4 in.)^ — the daily rate of growth is approximately 1"5 mm.		In recent years our knowledge concerning the rate at which the human embryo grows and the stages through which it passes week by week has become more accurate. This is largely due to the work accomplished by the late Prof. Mall<ref>See his last paper on this subject, Amer. Jouni. of Anat. 1918, vol. 23, p. 397. </ref> who collected facts relating to all cases where the age of an embryo had been ascertained and by tabulating his data was able to estimate the size and stage of development reached by an average human embryo week after week. His main results, so far as concern the first two months, are set out in Fig. 43, taken from an article written by his distinguished pupil — Prof. Herbert Evans. Six stages of development are represented : at the end 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th weeks. Under each embryo is given the mean length it should reach at a certain date, but it has to be remembered that the rate of growth will vary in embryos and foetuses just as in children, and that some will be precocious while others will be backward. The measurements relate to fresh specimens, for when embryos are preserved and prepared for microscopic examination they shrink in size. It is convenient to regard 3 mm. as measured from the crown to the rump of the embryo as marking the end of the fourth week, and 5 mm. as an index of the end of the fifth week of development. In the 6th, 7th, and 8th weeks the embryo adds almost one millimetre to its length daily, being about 25 mm. (1 inch) at the end of the 8th week. Hence we may readily estimate the age of an embryo or foetus under 25 mm. in length, by regarding the first 5 mm. as representing 35 days' growth, and adding a day for every additional millimetre of its length. For example, the age in days of an embryo measuring 15 mm. in length would be estimated thus : 5 mm. = 35 days + 10 for the additional 10 mm. = 45 days. In the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th weeks — up to the end of the 3rd month — when the crown-rump length amounts to 100 mm. (4 in.)^ — the daily rate of growth is approximately 1"5 mm.

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	=Chapter IV. The Age Changes in the Embryo and Foetus=		=Chapter IV. The Age Changes in the Embryo and Foetus=


	In Chapter I., having followed the developmental changes in the human embryo during the first five weeks, when it had reached a crown-rump length of 5 mm. {} in.) and the condition of parts shown in Fig. 42, we had to break away in Chapters II. and III. to note the manner in which it effected a lodgment in the uterus and to examine certain processes which give rise to fundamental parts of the embryonic body. In this chapter we return to trace the further history of the embryo, to watch it becoming transformed into a foetus and to register the subsequent changes during the nine months it spends in its mother's womb.		In Chapter I., having followed the developmental changes in the human embryo during the first five weeks, when it had reached a crown-rump length of 5 mm. {} in.) and the condition of parts shown in Fig. 42, we had to break away in Chapters II. and III. to note the manner in which it effected a lodgment in the uterus and to examine certain processes which give rise to fundamental parts of the embryonic body. In this chapter we return to trace the further history of the embryo, to watch it becoming transformed into a foetus and to register the subsequent changes during the nine months it spends in its mother's womb.


			'''Fig. 42.''' Outline of a Human Embryo 5 mm. in length, and in the 5th week of development. (Reconstructed by Professor Keibel and Dr. Elze.)

	Fig. 42. — Outline of a Human Embryo 5 mm. in length, and in the 5th week of development. (Reconstructed by Professor Keibel and Dr. Elze.)



	In recent years our knowledge concerning the rate at which the human embryo grows and the stages through which it passes week by week has become more accurate. This is largely due to the work accomplished by the late Prof. Mall ^ who collected facts relating to all cases where the age of an embryo had been ascertained and by tabulating his data was able to estimate the size and stage of development reached by an average human embryo week after week. His main results, so far as concern the first two months, are set out in Fig. 43, taken from an article written by his distinguished pupil — Prof. Herbert Evans. Six stages of development are represented : at the end 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th weeks. Under each embryo is given the mean length it should reach at a certain date, but it has to be remembered that the rate of growth will vary in embryos and foetuses just as in children, and that some will be precocious while others will be backward. The measurements relate to fresh specimens, for when embryos are preserved and prepared for microscopic examination they shrink in size. It is convenient to regard 3 mm. as measured from the crown to the rump of the embryo as marking the end of the fourth week, and 5 mm. as an index of the end of the fifth week of development. In the 6th, 7th, and 8th weeks the embryo adds almost one millimetre to its length daily, being about 25 mm. (1 inch) at the end of the 8th week. Hence we may readily estimate the age of an embryo or foetus under 25 mm. in length, by regarding the first 5 mm. as representing 35 days' growth, and adding a day for every additional millimetre of its length. For example, the age in days of an embryo measuring 15 mm. in length would be estimated thus : 5 mm. = 35 days + 10 for the additional 10 mm. = 45 days. In the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th weeks — up to the end of the 3rd month — when the crown-rump length amounts to 100 mm. (4 in.)^ — the daily rate of growth is approximately 1"5 mm.




	1 See his last paper on this subject, Amer. Jouni. of Anat. 1918, vol. 23, p. 397.		In recent years our knowledge concerning the rate at which the human embryo grows and the stages through which it passes week by week has become more accurate. This is largely due to the work accomplished by the late Prof. Mall<ref>See his last paper on this subject, Amer. Jouni. of Anat. 1918, vol. 23, p. 397. </ref> who collected facts relating to all cases where the age of an embryo had been ascertained and by tabulating his data was able to estimate the size and stage of development reached by an average human embryo week after week. His main results, so far as concern the first two months, are set out in Fig. 43, taken from an article written by his distinguished pupil — Prof. Herbert Evans. Six stages of development are represented : at the end 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th weeks. Under each embryo is given the mean length it should reach at a certain date, but it has to be remembered that the rate of growth will vary in embryos and foetuses just as in children, and that some will be precocious while others will be backward. The measurements relate to fresh specimens, for when embryos are preserved and prepared for microscopic examination they shrink in size. It is convenient to regard 3 mm. as measured from the crown to the rump of the embryo as marking the end of the fourth week, and 5 mm. as an index of the end of the fifth week of development. In the 6th, 7th, and 8th weeks the embryo adds almost one millimetre to its length daily, being about 25 mm. (1 inch) at the end of the 8th week. Hence we may readily estimate the age of an embryo or foetus under 25 mm. in length, by regarding the first 5 mm. as representing 35 days' growth, and adding a day for every additional millimetre of its length. For example, the age in days of an embryo measuring 15 mm. in length would be estimated thus : 5 mm. = 35 days + 10 for the additional 10 mm. = 45 days. In the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th weeks — up to the end of the 3rd month — when the crown-rump length amounts to 100 mm. (4 in.)^ — the daily rate of growth is approximately 1"5 mm.