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Carnegie Stage Section

Abbreviation Key

a
artery
aa
arteries
ant
anterior
a-v
atrio-ventricular
C
Cervical
Co
Coccygeal
CN
Cranial Nerve
D
diencephalic neuromere or diencephalon
dm
dermatomyotome
inf
inferior
int
internal
L
Lumbar
lat
lateral
lt
left
M
mesencephalic neuromere or mesencephalon
med
medial
n
nerve
O
Occipital
P
prosencephalon
post
posterior
prim
primordial
R
rhombencephalon
Rh
rhombomere
rt
right
S
Sacral
T
Thoracic
v
vein
vv
veins
close
artifact space(s), cephalic end of notochord, chiasmatic plate (D1), dorsal aorta, ectodermal ring, edge of foregut endoderm, floor plate of neural folds, neural fold [diencephalon (D1)], neural groove, rhombencephalon (Rh. 2), surface ectoderm, trigeminal neural crest (CN V)
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Carnegie Embryo #6344   |   Location: 02-07-01

Keywords: artifact space(s), cephalic end of notochord, chiasmatic plate (D1), dorsal aorta, ectodermal ring, edge of foregut endoderm, floor plate of neural folds, neural fold [diencephalon (D1)], neural groove, rhombencephalon (Rh. 2), surface ectoderm, trigeminal neural crest (CN V)

Source: The Virtual Human Embryo.