EMBRYONIC PERIOD

ESTIMATION OF EMBRYONIC AGE

1. DATE OF ONSET OF LNMP
2. ESTIMATED DATE OF FERTILIZATION
3. MEASUREMENT OF CHORIONIC SAC ON U/S
4. MEASUREMENT OF LENGTH OF EMBRYO
5. EXTERNAL CHARECTERISTICS
ESTIMATES OF THE AGE OF RECOVERED
EMBRYOS AFTER ABORTION DETERMINED BY
4&5
HIGHLIGHTS OF FOURTH WEEK
DAYS 22----28
DAYS 22—23

1. ALMOST STRAIGHT
2. SOMITES PROMINENT
3. NEURAL TUBE OPEN
HIGHLIGHTS OF FOURTH WEEK
DAY 24
1. SLIGHTLY CURVED
2. 1st & 2nd ARCHES
3. HEART—LARGE AND VENT. PROMINENCE
4. SOMITES INCREASE IN NUMBER
5. CRANIAL NEUROPORE CLOSING
HIGHLIGHTS OF FOURTH WEEK
DAYS 25---26
1. C- SHAPED
2. THREE PAIRS OF ARCHES
3. CRANIAL NEUROPORE CLOSED
4. FOREBRAIN PROMINENCEOTIC PIT
HIGHLIGHTS OF FOURTH WEEK
DAY 27

1. SMALL UPPER LIMB BUD

2. CAUDAL NEUROPORE CLOSED
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FOURTH WEEK
DAY 28

1. 4th PAIR OF ARCHES

2. LOWER LIMB BUDS
3. LENS PLACODE
4. SMALL TAIL
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIFTH WEEK
DAYS 29---35
1. CHANGES IN BODY FORM MINOR
2. INCREASED GROWTH OF HEAD BECAUSE OF
RAPID GROWTH OF BRAIN
3. FACE CONTACTS HEART PROMINENCE
4. 2nd ARCH OVERGROWS THE 3rd AND 4th ARCHES
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIFTH WEEK
DAYS 31---32
1. UPPER LIMB PADDLE SHAPED
2. LENS PIT
3. NASAL PITS
4. OPTIC CUPS
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIFTH WEEK
DAYS 33---35

1. HAND PLATE
2. LOWER LIMB PADDLE SHAPED
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SIXTH WEEK
DAYS 36---42
DAYS 36---37

1. ELBOW CLEARLY SEEN

2. WRIST CLEARLY SEEN
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SIXTH WEEK
DAYS 38---40

1. FOOT PLATE
2. PIGMENT IN RETINA
3. EXTERNAL EAR DEVELOPING
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SIXTH WEEK
DAYS 41---42

1. DIGITAL RAYS IN HAND PLATES

2. TRUNK BEGINNING TO STRAIGHTEN
3. CEREBRAL VESICLES PROMINENT
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEVENTH WEEK
DAYS 43---49
DAYS 43—46
1. DIGITAL RAYS IN FOOT PLATE
2. ELBOW
3. EYELIDS FORMING
4. NOTCHES B/W THE DIGITAL RAYS IN THE HAND
5. NIPPLES VISIBLE
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEVENTH WEEK
DAYS 47---48

1. LIMBS EXTEND VENTRALLY

2. TRUNK ELONGATING AND STRAIGHTENING
3. GUT HERNIATION PROMINENT
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EIGHTH WEEK
DAYS 50---56
DAYS 49---51

1. UPPER LIMB LONGER AND BENT AT ELBOW

2. FINGERS WEBBED
3. NOTCHES B/W THE DIGITAL RAYS IN FOOT
4. SCALP VASCULAR PLEXUS APPEAR
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EIGHTH WEEK
DAYS 52---53

1. HANDS AND FEET APPROACH EACH OTHER

2. FINGERS FREE AND LONGER
3. TOES DISTINCT BUT WEBBED
4. STUBBY TAIL PRESENT
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EIGHTH WEEK
DAYS 54---56
1. TOES FREE AND LONGER
2. EYELIDS DEVELOPED
3. AURICLES DEVELOPED
4. TAIL HAS DISAPPEARED
5. EXERNAL GENITALIA STILL SEXLESS
6. HEAD MORE ROUNDED BUT SILL VERY LARGE
THE EMBRYO NOW HAS DISTINCT HUMAN
CHARECTERISTICS
MEASUREMENT OF THE
EMBRYO’S LENGTH