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3.5 week fetus

At 3.5 weeks the fetus:

will have formed the heart
begins development of the brain and spinal cord
starts forming the gastrointestinal tract

Update Date: 8/21/2006

Updated by: A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team

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