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fetal development chart |
Developmental stage | Embryonic Stage | Fetal Stage | ||||||||||||||
Gestational Age (weeks) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 40 |
Conceptual Age (weeks) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 38 |
Developing Organ(s) | ||||||||||||||||
Central Nervous System | ||||||||||||||||
Heart | ||||||||||||||||
Ear | ||||||||||||||||
Eyes | ||||||||||||||||
Limbs | ||||||||||||||||
Lip | ||||||||||||||||
Palate | ||||||||||||||||
Teeth | ||||||||||||||||
External genitals |
The red bars in the table show the gestational age when different organ systems are most sensitive to major birth defects in that organ system. The pink bars show the gestational age when different organ systems are sensitive to functional defects and minor malformations.
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