8.5 Week Fetus
At 8.5 weeks: - the embryo now resembles a human
- facial features continue to develop
- beginnings of external genitalia form
- anal passage opens, but the rectal membrane is intact
- circulation through the umbilical cord is well developed
- long bones begin to form
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Review Date : 2/14/2002
Reviewed By : A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team
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