Fertilization and Implantation: Embryonic and Fetal Development Flashcards
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Fertilization and Implantation
First Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Embryonic period
occurs from the 3rd to
the 8th week of
development and is the
time when the three
germ layers, ectoderm,
mesoderm, and
endoderm, give rise to
a number of specific
tissues and organs.
First Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Development of nervous system
First Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT:Development of the
nervous system.
First Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT:Embryo is 1⁄2 inch long.
First Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT:The heart has
formed. Heart begins
to beat faintly.
Second month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Fingers and toes
develop.
Second month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: The arms bend at
elbows.
Second month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: External ears, eyes,
eyelids, liver, and
upper lip have begun
forming.
Second month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: The sex organs are
the same in all
embryos until the 7 th
or 8 th week. If a
gene triggers the
development of
testes, the embryo
develops as a male. If
there is no trigger, the
embryo develops
ovaries and becomes
female.
Second month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Tail disappears. Embryo is 1 inch
long.
Second month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT:The embryo develops into a fetus after 10 weeks.
Third Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Bones begin
hardening.
Third Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Begins making
spontaneous
movements
Third Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT:Digestive organ
begins to function.
Third Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Kidneys start making
urine.
Third Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT:Posture becomes
less curled and more
upright. Fetus is 3 inches long and weighs 1 ounce.
Third Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Hair begins to grow.
Fourth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Head is more erect.
Fourth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Sex organs are fully
formed.
Fourth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Heart and blood
vessels are fully
formed.
Fourth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Fetus is 7 inches and
weighs 5 ounces.
Fourth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Lanugo —a fine,
downy hair — covers
the body.
Fifth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Vernix caseosa, a
greasy material, covers and protects the skin.
Fifth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Ears and nose begin to develop cartilage.
Fifth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Fingernails and
toenails begin to
appear.
Fifth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Can suck a thumb,
yawn, stretch, make
faces and grasp.
Fifth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Gender of the fetus
may be determined.
Fifth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Fetus is 12 inches long and weighs 14 ounces.
Fifth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Extremely preterm -
born at or before 25 weeks of pregnancy
Fifth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Eyes and eyelids fully formed
Sixth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Fat developing under skin
Sixth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Fetus is 14 inches
long and weighs 2 pounds
Sixth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: By 21st-22nd week,
CRL (Crown Rump
Length) is about 7 Inches
Sixth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: (CRL – length from
top of the head to
bottom of buttocks)
Sixth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: By 23rd-24th week,
CRL is about 8
inches
Sixth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Bone marrow begins
making blood cells
Sixth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Taste buds begin to
form
Sixth Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Cerebral Cortex of
the brain rapidly
develops
Seventh Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Fetus is 16 inches
long and weighs 3
pounds
Seventh Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Fetus further
develops fat until the
end of the pregnancy
Seventh Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: By 26th – 27th week,
CRL is about 9
inches
Seventh Month
PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT: Eyelids are usually
fused together until
28th week
Seventh Month