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


Large image version of plane D, close to midline {{HE}} 0.3 mm scale bar
Large image version of plane D, close to midline {{HE}} 0.3 mm scale bar


Features
Features
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* Lamina Terminalis - site of anterior neuropore closure.
Note: sphenoid bone
* Pituitary - anterior pituitary is shown in this section, lying within the sella turcica.
* Hypothalamus - brain region shown above the pituitary.
* Sphenoid - still cartilage at this stage, the base of the skull ossifies by [[Musculoskeletal_System_-_Bone_Development#Endochondral_Ossification|endochondral ossification]].
 


{{Human Female Fetus Week 10 gallery}}
{{Human Female Fetus Week 10 gallery}}

Revision as of 14:27, 25 May 2016

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

Features

  • Lamina Terminalis - site of anterior neuropore closure.
  • Pituitary - anterior pituitary is shown in this section, lying within the sella turcica.
  • Hypothalamus - brain region shown above the pituitary.
  • Sphenoid - still cartilage at this stage, the base of the skull ossifies by endochondral ossification.


Related Images

Human- fetal week 10 planes icon.jpg

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

Image Source: UNSW Embryology, no reproduction without permission.

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current23:05, 17 June 2012Thumbnail for version as of 23:05, 17 June 20121,200 × 900 (291 KB)Z8600021 (talk | contribs)==Human Female Fetus Pituitary (10 week)== Large image version of plane D, close to midline (H&E stain). 0.5 mm scale bar Note: {{10wkFetus}}