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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
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C-3 / C-4 intervertebral disc, C-4 spinal ganglion, C-4 spinal nerve, angle of mouth, centrum of C-4 vertebra, cephalic edge of C-5 spinal ganglion, dorsal fasciculus, edge of shoulder, frontal prominence, head mesenchyme, inferior ganglion of vagus nerve (CN X), jugular lymph sac, larynx condensation, mandibular nerve (CN V₃), maxillary prominence of pharyngeal arch 1, middle cervical sympathetic ganglion, nasal septal cartilage condensation, olfactory bulb, oral cavity, osteogenic layer, precardinal vein, remnant of oronasal membrane, sternocleidomastoid muscle, surface ectoderm, ventral horn of grey matter
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Carnegie Embryo #4430   |   Location: 14-15

Keywords: C-3 / C-4 intervertebral disc, C-4 spinal ganglion, C-4 spinal nerve, angle of mouth, centrum of C-4 vertebra, cephalic edge of C-5 spinal ganglion, dorsal fasciculus, edge of shoulder, frontal prominence, head mesenchyme, inferior ganglion of vagus nerve (CN X), jugular lymph sac, larynx condensation, mandibular nerve (CN V₃), maxillary prominence of pharyngeal arch 1, middle cervical sympathetic ganglion, nasal septal cartilage condensation, olfactory bulb, oral cavity, osteogenic layer, precardinal vein, remnant of oronasal membrane, sternocleidomastoid muscle, surface ectoderm, ventral horn of grey matter

Source: The Virtual Human Embryo.