File:Stage12 SEM3.jpg

Human Embryo Caudal Neuropore (Carnegie stage 12)

This is an SEM image of the human embryo (Carnegie stage 12, week 4) caudal end.

The neural tube is shown still open at the caudal neuropore (posterior neuropore).

Stage 12 SEM Images: Bright Field 1 | Bright Field 3 | Bright Field 3 | SEM1 | SEM2 | SEM3 | SEM4 dorsolateral head and arches | SEM5 lateral head and arches | SEM6 ventrolateral head and arches | SEM7 lateral | SEM8 ventrolateral | SEM9 cloacal membrane | SEM9 labeled | Carnegie stage 12

Carnegie Stages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | About Stages | Timeline

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Image Source: Scanning electron micrographs of the Carnegie stages of the early human embryos are reproduced with the permission of Prof Kathy Sulik, from embryos collected by Dr. Vekemans and Tania Attié-Bitach. Images are for educational purposes only and cannot be reproduced electronically or in writing without permission.

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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 25) Embryology Stage12 SEM3.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Stage12_SEM3.jpg

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