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    The document outlines the four main stages of prenatal development: conception, germinal, embryonic, and fetal. It describes key events that occur during each stage, including fertilization during conception, implantation and formation of the three germ layers in the germinal stage, organ development and growth patterns in the embryonic stage, and bone development and viability outside the womb in the fetal stage.

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    The document outlines the four main stages of prenatal development: conception, germinal, embryonic, and fetal. It describes key events that occur during each stage, including fertilization during conception, implantation and formation of the three germ layers in the germinal stage, organ development and growth patterns in the embryonic stage, and bone development and viability outside the womb in the fetal stage.

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    The document outlines the four main stages of prenatal development: conception, germinal, embryonic, and fetal. It describes key events that occur during each stage, including fertilization during conception, implantation and formation of the three germ layers in the germinal stage, organ development and growth patterns in the embryonic stage, and bone development and viability outside the womb in the fetal stage.

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    Stages of

    Prenatal
    Development
     
    Stages of Prenatal Development
    Conception

    Germinal

    Embryonic

    Fetal
    Conception

     Conception occurs when a sperm cell penetrates and


    fertilizes an egg cell
     Successful conception depends on
     ovaries releasing one healthy egg cell
     egg cell migrates most of the way down the fallopian tube
     One sperm must penetrate the ovum to form a zygote
    Infertility

     About 15 percent of couples are unable to conceive or carry


    a pregnancy to term after one year of unprotected
    intercourse.
     Causes of male infertility involve the quantity or strength of
    sperm produced.
    Infertility

     Causes of female
    infertility involve
    structural abnormalities in
    the Fallopian tubes or
    uterus or a failure to
    ovulate and release
    mature eggs.
     New technologies are
    now available to help
    overcome infertility
    The Germinal Stage (first two
    weeks)
     1. The blastocyst is differentiated
    into three layers: the ectoderm, the
    endoderm, and the mesoderm.
     2. The blastocyst moves down
    the fallopian tube into the uterus for
    implantation.
     3. The embryonic stage begins
    with implantation, and the fully
    implanted blastocyst is referred to as
    the embryo.
    Blastocyst at day six
    Embryonic Stage (3rd through
    8th weeks)
     1. Growth in the embryonic and fetal stages
    follows a cephalocaudal (head-to-tail) pattern
    and a proximodistal (near-to-far) pattern.
     2. The head, blood vessels, heart, and most
    vital organs begin to develop before the arms,
    legs, hands, and feet.
    Early Embryonic Stage
    Embryonic stage

    3. The placenta forms as an area


    of the uterine wall through which oxygen
    and nutrients reach the fetus.
    4. The umbilical cord connects
    the embryo to the placenta and provides
    nutrients and carries away waste products.
    5. The amniotic sac surrounds
    the embryo and protects it.
    Later embryonic stage
    Fetal Stage (9th to birth)
    1. The fetal stage is marked by the
    development of the first bone cells. The embryo is now
    called the fetus.
    2. By the third month, the fetus is able to move
    its head, legs, and feet. By the fourth month, the
    mother may feel quickening, or fetal movement.
    3. The beginning of the seventh month is
    considered the age of viability.
    4. At the end of nine months, the fetus weighs
    on average 7.5 pounds and is almost 20 inches long.
    Fetus at 12 weeks
    Fetus at 18 weeks

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