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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-4 / C-5 intervertebral disc, C-5 ventral primary ramus, C-6 spinal ganglion, C-6 spinal nerve, anterior digastric muscle blastema, centrum of C-5 vertebra, corpus striatum, geniohyoid muscle blastema, hippocampus, junction of neural retina and optic nerve (CN II), laryngeal condensation, laryngeal pharynx, left common carotid artery, lower eyelid, maxillary venous plexus, middle cerebral artery, mylohyoid muscle blastema, optic nerve (CN II), palatine shelf, right common carotid artery, roof plate of diencephalon, semispinalis capitis muscle, semispinalis cervicis muscle, subarachnoid space, superior ophthalmic venous plexus, superior parathyroid gland, trapezius muscle, vagus nerve (CN X)
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Carnegie Embryo #9325   |   Location: 12-2-3

Keywords: C-4 / C-5 intervertebral disc, C-5 ventral primary ramus, C-6 spinal ganglion, C-6 spinal nerve, anterior digastric muscle blastema, centrum of C-5 vertebra, corpus striatum, geniohyoid muscle blastema, hippocampus, junction of neural retina and optic nerve (CN II), laryngeal condensation, laryngeal pharynx, left common carotid artery, lower eyelid, maxillary venous plexus, middle cerebral artery, mylohyoid muscle blastema, optic nerve (CN II), palatine shelf, right common carotid artery, roof plate of diencephalon, semispinalis capitis muscle, semispinalis cervicis muscle, subarachnoid space, superior ophthalmic venous plexus, superior parathyroid gland, trapezius muscle, vagus nerve (CN X)

Source: The Virtual Human Embryo.