EMBRYOLOGY
FERTILISATION EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF EMBRYO AND IMPLANTATION
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an embryo
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a fetus
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a zygote
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a newborn
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Detailed explanation-1: -The development of the human embryo follows fertilization, and continues as fetal development. By the end of the tenth week of gestational age the embryo has acquired its basic form and is referred to as a fetus.
Detailed explanation-2: -The embryonic stage begins with fertilization and lasts for eight weeks. From the 10th week of pregnancy (if you’re counting from the start of the last period) until birth is the fetal stage. A rapid and complex transition happens at birth, from dependent fetus to independent newborn.
Detailed explanation-3: -(FEE-tus) An unborn offspring that develops and grows inside the uterus (womb) of humans and other mammals. In humans, the fetal period begins at 9 weeks after fertilization of an egg by a sperm and ends at the time of birth.