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The fetal period is about continued differentiation of organs and tissues, most importantly this period is about growth both in size and weight. | The fetal period is about continued differentiation of organs and tissues, most importantly this period is about growth both in size and weight. | ||
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The cartoon shows changes in the relative proportions of head and body and growth of the limbs, it does not show the overall growth in size. | The cartoon shows changes in the relative proportions of head and body and growth of the limbs, it does not show the overall growth in size. | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 4 April 2010
The Fetal Period
- Growth and organ differentiation.
The fetal period is about continued differentiation of organs and tissues, most importantly this period is about growth both in size and weight.
Fetal Development - Page with an animation covering the fetal period showing changing proportions, not size, of the fetus.
The cartoon shows changes in the relative proportions of head and body and growth of the limbs, it does not show the overall growth in size.
Many different systems formed in the embryonic period (organogensesis) grow and differentiate further during the fetal period and do so at different times.
For example, the brain continues to grow and develop extensively during this period (and postnatally), the respiratory system differentiates (and completes only just before birth), the urogenital system further differentiates between male/female, endocrine and gastrointestinal tract begins to function.
Finally consider the systems (for example respiratory, cardiac, neural) that will still not have their final organization and function determined until after birth.
Foundations Practical: Introduction | Week 1 and 2 | Week 3 and 4 | Week 1 to 8 | Week 9 to 36 | Neonatal | Critical Periods | Additional Resources | Quiz
Glossary: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Numbers
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, May 23) Embryology Foundations Practical - Week 9 to 36. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Foundations_Practical_-_Week_9_to_36
- © Dr Mark Hill 2024, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G
