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==Human Fetal Head Week 12==
==Human Fetal Head Week 12==


Selected medial head (12 weeks) view showing key features of head musculoskeletal and neurological development.
This mid-line section through the fetal head (12 weeks) shows features of the developing skull and the brain, face and mouth.
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! Gastrointestinal Tract
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* extensive nasal cartilage
* nasal conchae
Endocrine
* pituitary
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* secondary palate
* oral cavity
* tongue
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* mandible
* maxilla
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* lamina terminalis
* medulla
* pons
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This mid-line section through the fetal head shows features of the developing skull and the brain, face and mouth.


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Revision as of 14:02, 13 October 2015

Human Fetal Head Week 12

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

Neural System

Endocrine

  • hypothalamus
  • pituitary sitting in the sella turcica.
    • note remnant of Rathke's pouch still visible on floor of developing sella turcica (cartilage)

Skeletal System

Muscle

  • muscle - tongue, attached to mandible, note foramen cecum.
    • genioglossus muscle - attached to mandible
    • geniohyoideus muscle - attaching hyoid bone to mandible


12 Week Images: Sagittal unlabeled | Sagittal labeled | Sagittal medial view | Sagittal lateral view | Pituitary unlabeled | Pituitary labeled | Tongue | Skull Development | Head Development


Image Source: Prof Virginia Diewert

Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 23) 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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