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Human Female Fetus - Pituitary and Lamina Terminalis (10 week)

Large image version of plane D, close to midline (Stain - Haematoxylin Eosin) 0.3 mm scale bar

Neural Development

• Lamina Terminalis - site of cranial (anterior) neuropore closure.

Endocrine Development

• Pituitary - anterior pituitary is shown in this section, lying within the sella turcica.
• Hypothalamus - brain region shown above the pituitary.

Bone Development - Skull

• Sphenoid - still cartilage at this stage, the base of the skull will ossify by endochondral ossification.

• Human Female Fetus (week 10)
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  Sagittal Section (plane D)

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  Pituitary and Lamina Terminalis

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  Olfactory Nerve

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  Atlas and Axis

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  Sacrum

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  Oral Cavity

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  Epiglottis

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  Heart

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  Spleen

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  Midgut Herniation

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  Midgut Herniation (label)

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  Pelvic Region

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  Pelvic Region (label)

Related Images

Fetus (week 10) Planes A (most lateral), B (lateral), C (medial) and D (midline) from lateral towards the midline.

• Human Fetus - most lateral | lateral | medial | midline

• Head - most lateral | lateral | medial | midline

• Cerebellum - most lateral | lateral | medial | midline

• Urogenital Unlabelled - most lateral | lateral | medial | midline

• Urogenital Labelled - most lateral | lateral | medial | midline

• Large Images - midline

Image Source: UNSW Embryology, no reproduction without permission.