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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 spinal ganglion, C-4 spinal nerve, artifact space(s), arytenoid swelling, caudal edge of auricle, cerebral vesicle (hemisphere), choana, cornea, glottis, horizontal layer of intrinsic muscles of tongue, intraretinal space (optic vesicle cavity), lens, lingual nerve, longitudinal intrinsic muscles of tongue, lower eyelid, nasal cavity (nasal sac), olfactory bulb, olfactory epithelium (placode), olfactory filia (CN I), optic cup cavity, palatine shelf, semispinalis capitis muscle, semispinalis cervicis muscle, spinal accessory nerve (CN XI), splenius muscle, sternocleidomastoid muscle, trapezius muscle, upper eyelid
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Carnegie Embryo #4090   |   Location: 11-7

Keywords: C-4 spinal ganglion, C-4 spinal nerve, artifact space(s), arytenoid swelling, caudal edge of auricle, cerebral vesicle (hemisphere), choana, cornea, glottis, horizontal layer of intrinsic muscles of tongue, intraretinal space (optic vesicle cavity), lens, lingual nerve, longitudinal intrinsic muscles of tongue, lower eyelid, nasal cavity (nasal sac), olfactory bulb, olfactory epithelium (placode), olfactory filia (CN I), optic cup cavity, palatine shelf, semispinalis capitis muscle, semispinalis cervicis muscle, spinal accessory nerve (CN XI), splenius muscle, sternocleidomastoid muscle, trapezius muscle, upper eyelid

Source: The Virtual Human Embryo.