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| − | '''Fetus''' is the scientific name given to an unborn baby from the completion of the eighth week of conception until birth.<ref>{{REFweb | + | '''Fetus''' is the scientific name given to an unborn baby human from the completion of the eighth week of conception until birth.<ref>{{REFweb |
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}}</ref> Prior to that time, an unborn baby is called an ''embryo''. | }}</ref> Prior to that time, an unborn baby is called an ''embryo''. | ||
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| + | The heart starts to beat in the fifth or sixth week of pregnancy, while still in the embryonic stage, and is fully developed by the tenth week of pregnancy.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
| + | |url=https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/when-does-a-fetus-have-a-heartbeat#timeline | ||
| + | |title=When does a fetus have a heartbeat? | ||
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| + | |publisher=Medical News Today | ||
| + | |date=2020-06-09 | ||
| + | |accessdate=2022-09-23 | ||
| + | }}</ref> | ||
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| + | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
| + | * [[Penis#Anatomy_and_development_of_the_male_genital_organ| Anatomy and development of the male genital organ]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:50, 21 December 2023
Fetus is the scientific name given to an unborn baby human from the completion of the eighth week of conception until birth.[1] Prior to that time, an unborn baby is called an embryo.
The heart starts to beat in the fifth or sixth week of pregnancy, while still in the embryonic stage, and is fully developed by the tenth week of pregnancy.[2]
See also
References
- ↑
(2016). Fetus
, The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 26 December 2021. - ↑ Smith, Anna (9 June 2020).
When does a fetus have a heartbeat?
, Medical News Today. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
