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Human Embryo Carnegie Stage 9

Stage 9 day 20, somites 3-4 (scale bar 100 μm)

Dorsal view (amniotic sac cut away) showing the embryo and cut amnion edge.

Note:

1. the shape of the early folded embryonic disc and rostro-caudal bendings.
2. the neural groove and brain fold.
3. the earliest forming somites.
4. the connecting stalk.

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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.

Embryonic Development