Template talk:Carnegie stage table
From Embryology
Somites
Carnegie Stage Table
Weeks shown in the table below are embryonic post ovulation age, for clinical Gestational Age (GA) measured from last menstrual period, add 2 weeks.
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Somitogenesis Somite Number 1 - 3 neural folds, cardiac primordium, head fold | ||||
Somite Number 4 - 12 neural fold fuses | ||||
Somite Number 13 - 20 rostral neuropore closes | ||||
Somite Number 21 - 29 caudal neuropore closes | ||||
Somite Number 30 leg buds, lens placode, pharyngeal arches | ||||
lens pit, optic cup | ||||
lens vesicle, nasal pit, hand plate | ||||
nasal pits moved ventrally, auricular hillocks, foot plate | ||||
finger rays | ||||
ossification commences | ||||
straightening of trunk | ||||
upper limbs longer and bent at elbow | ||||
hands and feet turned inward | ||||
eyelids, external ears | ||||
rounded head, body and limbs | ||||
Table versions
Week: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Carnegie stage: | 1 2 3 4 | 5 6 | 7 8 9 | 10 11 12 13 | 14 15 | 16 17 | 18 19 | 20 21 22 23 |
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 |
1 2 3 4 | 5 6 | 7 8 9 | 10 11 12 13 | 14 15 | 16 17 | 18 19 | 20 21 22 23 |
Carnegie Stage Table
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gastrulation, notochordal process | ||||
primitive pit, notochordal canal | ||||
Somitogenesis Somite Number 1 - 3 neural folds, cardiac primordium, head fold | ||||
Somite Number 4 - 12 neural fold fuses | ||||
Somite Number 13 - 20 rostral neuropore closes | ||||
Somite Number 21 - 29 caudal neuropore closes | ||||
Somite Number 30 leg buds, lens placode, pharyngeal arches | ||||