Carnegie stage 23

Introduction

Facts

Week 8, 56 - 60 days, 27 - 31 mm

Events

Ectoderm:

Mesoderm: ossification continues

Head: eyelids, external ears, rounded head

Body: straightening of trunk, intestines herniated at umbilicus

Limbs: hands and feet turned inward

Features

scalp vascular plexus, eylid, eye, nose, auricle of external ear, mouth, sholder, arm, elbow, wrist, toes separated, sole of foot, umbilical cord Labelled Stage 23

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Kyoto Collection

View: This is a dorsolateral view of embryo. Amniotic membrane removed.

Image source: Embryology page Created: 19.03.1999

Additional Images

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  Pathology image by "lunar caustic"

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  External ear Stages 14-23 and adult

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  Stage 20-23 limbs

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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 27) Embryology Carnegie stage 23. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Carnegie_stage_23

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