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Human Fetal Head Week 12

This mid-line section through the early fetal head (12 weeks) shows features of the developing skull, neural (brain), face, mouth, pharynx and neck.

Neural System	Endocrine	Skeletal System	Muscle
central nervous system. hypothalamus‎ lamina terminalis (site of anterior neuropore closure). fourth ventricle, ventricular space behind the pons and medulla. brainstem - pons and medulla oblongata basilar artery - lying ventral to the pons	hypothalamus‎ pituitary sitting in the sella turcica. note remnant of Rathke's pouch still visible on floor of developing sella turcica (cartilage)	cartilage - skull septum of the nose. bone - upper respiratory ossifying nasal concha. bone - hard palate roof of mouth. cartilage - base of skull and vertebra. bone - mandible. axial skeleton - vertebra, axis and atlas.	muscle - tongue, attached to mandible, note foramen cecum. muscle - soft palate back of mouth. genioglossus muscle - attached to mandible geniohyoideus muscle - attaching hyoid bone to mandible

Image Source: Prof Virginia Diewert

Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 18) Embryology Fetal head section 01.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Fetal_head_section_01.jpg

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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 early fetal head (12 weeks) shows features of the developing {{skull}}, {{neural}} (brain), face, mouth, pharynx and neck.
-{{Fetal head 12 week}}
+{|
+|-bgcolor="CEDFF2"
+! Neural System
-This mid-line section through the fetal head shows features of the developing skull and the brain, face and mouth.
+! Endocrine
-===Neural===
+! Skeletal System
-* brain - hypothalamus and pituitary
+! Muscle
-* brainstem - pons and medulla
+|-
-* lamina terminalis - site of anterior neuropore closure
+| valign=top width=200px|
-* fourth ventricle - ventricular space behind the pons and medulla
+* [[Neural_System_Development|central nervous system]].
+* {{hypothalamus}}
+* {{lamina terminalis}} (site of anterior neuropore closure).
+* [[Neural_-_Ventricular_System_Development|fourth ventricle]], ventricular space behind the pons and medulla.
+* brainstem - {{pons}} and {{medulla oblongata}}
 * basilar artery - lying ventral to the pons
+| valign=top width=200px|
+* {{hypothalamus}}
+* {{pituitary}} sitting in the sella turcica.
+** note remnant of Rathke's pouch still visible on floor of developing sella turcica (cartilage)
+| valign=top width=200px|
+* {{cartilage}} - {{skull}} septum of the nose.
+* {{bone}} - [[Respiratory_System_-_Upper_Respiratory_Tract|upper respiratory]] ossifying nasal concha.
+* {{bone}} - [[Palate_Development|hard palate]] roof of mouth.
+* {{cartilage}} - base of skull and vertebra.
+* {{bone}} - {{mandible}}.
+* {{axial skeleton}} - vertebra, axis and atlas.
+| valign=top width=200px|
+* [[Musculoskeletal_System_-_Muscle_Development|muscle]] - {{tongue}}, attached to mandible, note foramen cecum.
+* {{muscle}} - soft {{palate}} back of mouth.
+** genioglossus muscle - attached to mandible
+** geniohyoideus muscle - attaching hyoid bone to mandible
+|}
-===Endocrine===
-* hypothalamus
-* pituitary
-** sitting in the cartilage form of sella turcica
-** note remnant of Rathke's pouch still visible on floor of developing sella turcica
-===Musculoskeletal===
-cartilage
-* nasal septum - midline of developing nasal cavities
-* chrondrocranium - base of skull
-* tracheal cartilages - surrounding trachea
-bone
+{{Fetal head 12 week}}
-* ossifying nasal concha
-* hard palate - roof of mouth
-* mandible
-* vertebra, axis and atlas
-muscle
-* soft palate - back of mouth
-* tongue - foramen cecum
-* genioglossus muscle - attached to mandible
-* geniohyoideus muscle - attaching hyoid bone to mandible