3 weeks broad cephalic end and a narrow caudal end; heart is most

advanced organ

4 5 weeks

vertebrae form from somites;

eyes and ears begin development, arm and leg buds;

partitioning in heart;

brain differentiated into five areas;

heart, brain, and circulatory system show most development

6-7 weeks head structures highly developed, arms and legs have
digits, fetal circulation begins to be established, liver produces RBCs,
eyelids begin to form, rectal and urogenital passages separate

8 weeks resembles a human being, eyelids fuse, external

genitals appear, rectal passage opens, long bones are forming,
and large muscles contract

9-12 weeks head large and comprises half of fetus, sucking reflex
present, limbs are long and slender with well formed digits, forms urine,
FHT Fetal Hrt Tones heard with doppler, swallows amniotic fluid,
meconium present in intestines

13-16 weeks rapid growth, lanugo fine hair present, moves arms
and legs

20 weeks weighs about 1 pound, deposits brown fat, head covered

with fine wooly hair, eyebrows, eyelids, nails and muscles well
developed, mother feels movement quickening

24 weeks weighs 780 gms, hand grasp and startle reflex present,
covered with vernix, alveoli in lungs beginning to form

25-28 weeks brain develops rapidly, CNS mature enough to

provide some regulatory functions, eyelids open, weighs about 1200
gms

29-32 weeks pupilary light reflex present, weighs about 2000gms,

stores iron, Ca , phosphorous

36 40 weeks primarily weight gain