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Human Fetal Head Week 12

Selected medial head (12 weeks) view showing key features of head musculoskeletal and neurological development. Note extensive nasal cartilage, nasal conchae, pituitary, secondary palate, oral cavity, tongue, mandible, hyoid, choana, oropharynx. Also note the developing tongue musculature and its mandibular attachment site.

This mid-line section through the fetal head shows features of the developing skull and the brain, face and mouth.

Neural

developing brain and brainstem.
lamina terminalis (site of anterior neuropore closure).
fourth ventricle.
developing pituitary sitting in the sella turcica.

Musculoskeletal

cartilage - septum of the nose.
bone - ossifying nasal concha.
bone - palate roof of mouth.
cartilage - soft palate back of mouth.
cartilage - base of skull and vertebra.
muscle - tongue, attached to mandible, note foramen cecum.
bone - mandible.

Source: Prof Virginia Diewert Original File Name: 12weekhead.jpg

Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2026, October 25) Embryology Fetal head section.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Fetal_head_section.jpg

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	:'''Links:''' [[:File:Fetal head section.jpg\|~~Week 12~~ - Head histology]] \| [[:File:Fetal head medial.jpg\|~~Week 12~~ - Head medial cartilage/bone]] \| [[:File:Fetal head lateral.jpg\|~~Week 12~~ - Head lateral cartilage/bone]] \| [[Head Development]] \| [[Gastrointestinal Tract Development]] \| [[Musculoskeletal_System_-_Bone_Development\|Bone Development]]		:'''Links:''' [[:File:Fetal head section.jpg\|Image - Head histology]] \| [[:File:Fetal head medial.jpg\|Image - Head medial cartilage/bone]] \| [[:File:Fetal head lateral.jpg\|Image - Head lateral cartilage/bone]] \| [[Head Development]] \| [[Gastrointestinal Tract Development]] \| [[Musculoskeletal_System_-_Skull_Development\|Skull Development]] \| [[Musculoskeletal_System_-_Bone_Development\|Bone Development]]

	Source: Prof Virginia Diewert Original File Name: 12weekhead.jpg		Source: Prof Virginia Diewert Original File Name: 12weekhead.jpg