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3.5 week fetus

3.5 week fetus


At 3.5 weeks the fetus:

  • will have formed the heart
  • begins development of the brain and spinal cord
  • starts forming the gastrointestinal tract

Review Date: 8/21/2006
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team
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