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The Beating Heart and Liver

#99, Slide 109 of 312

6 weeks, 6 days

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

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The massive liver fills the abdomen but the beating heart still steals the show. Please watch the movie!

Label Key:

1. nasal prominence
2. neck
3. heart
4. location of diaphragm
5. liver
6. left hand
7. tips of digital rays
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
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