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Prenatal Specimen, 8 Weeks 6 Days
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Prenatal Specimen, 8 Weeks 6 Days
Category
Health and Medicine
Classification
CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Biological T&E - Biospecimen
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Prenatal specimen # 11, Human Embryo, 8 weeks 6 days
human tissue
Measurements: Human Embryo and Fetus CRL:
Length: 1.1 in
Credit
Received from Loyola University Medical Center, 39.256.11
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On Exhibit
Prenatal Specimen, 8 Weeks 6 Days
About: Prenatal Specimen, 8 Weeks 6 Days
About: Prenatal Specimen, 8 Weeks 6 Days
At eight weeks, the embryo is called a fetus. Although weighing just one gram (1/30 ounces), it has begun to look more “human,” and most adult organs and tissues are recognizable.
This specimen is part of a collection of real human embryos and fetuses ranging from 28 days to 38 weeks, capturing the stages of growth and development before birth. The specimens were collected by Dr. Helen Button with help from Chicago hospitals Loyola Medical Center and Michael Reese Hospital during the difficult times of the Great Depression in the 1930s. To the best of our knowledge, all failed to survive because of accidents or natural causes. Dr. Button obtained the parents’ permission to use these specimens as teaching tools.
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