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== Second Trimester ==
== Second Trimester ==
[[Image:Ultrasound12wk 3D image.jpg|thumb|Fetus - second trimester (ultrasound)]]
[[Image:Ultrasound12wk 3D image.jpg|left|Fetus - second trimester (ultrasound)]]


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Introduction

Fetal size change.jpg

This page shows some key events of human development during the fetal period (weeks 9 to 37) following fertilization. Clinically this period is generally described as the Second Trimester and Third Trimester. Many of the critical measurements of growth are now carried out by ultrasound and this period ends at birth.

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Animation shows the changing proportions of the fetus, not the growth in size.

Second Trimester

Fetus - second trimester (ultrasound)
  • Second Trimester
  • Week 12 - CRL 85 mm, femur length 15 mm, biparietal diameter 25 mm.

Third Trimester

Fetus - third trimester (historic image)
  • Third Trimester
  • Vibration acoustically of maternal abdominal wall induces startle respone in fetus.
  • Month 7 - respiratory bronchioles proliferate and end in alveolar ducts and sacs.
  • Week 37 to 38 Birth.



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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, May 18) Embryology Fetal Development. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Fetal_Development

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