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fetal growth in week
Question | Answer |
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4 weeks | 4-6 mm, brain formed, linb buds seen, heart beats, GI system begins |
6 weeks | 12mm, primitive skeletal shape, chambers in heart, respriratory system begins, ear formation |
12 weeks | 8 cm, ossification of skeleton begins, liver prod RBC, palate in mouth, skin pink, thyroid hormone presentinsulin in pancreas |
16 weeks | 13.5 cm, teeth begin to form, meconium in intestines (1st bowel), kidneys shape, hair on scalp |
20 weeks | 19 cm, myelination of SC, suck & swallow, lanugo covers body, vernix protects body (wax on skin), surfactant prod begins, brain appears mature |