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Slideshow: Facial Expressions

Content Before Birth

#468, Slide 31 of 31

8 months, 3 weeks

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

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Perhaps this little one is smiling in anticipation of the freedom after birth.

Label Key:

1. forehead
2. philtrum
3. chest
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