Medical Encyclopedia
3.5 week fetus
At 3.5 weeks the fetus:
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will have formed the heart
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begins development of the brain and spinal cord
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starts forming the gastrointestinal tract
Update Date: 8/21/2006
Updated by: A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team
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