Notable in the this fetus is an extraembryonic coelom in the umbilical cord. Loops of intestine are seen as a bulge of orange material in the cord near it's attachment to the abdominal wall. These loops will withdraw at arould week 11. If these do not return, the condition is called an omphalocele
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sandracha 18 months ago | reply
Love this image! May I recieve your permission to use this photo for a graphic design college project?
msn2be11 14 months ago | reply
I am requesting permission to use this photo for a teaching project in my nursing graduate studies. The topic of my project is the transition from fetal circulation to pulmonary circulation. I will site you in my references. Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter.
monkeyslut42 13 months ago | reply
could I use this picture to a collage I'm making? It has the theme life
BMSBabies 4 months ago | reply
What a great image! We are wondering if we might be able to use this picture for our upcoming newsletter? The newsletter will be published the first week in February. We will of course credit you for the photo. Feel free to visit our website here: www.beevers.net/ and a sample of our previous newsletters here: www.beevers.net/library/newsletters/. Thank you!