UNSW Embryology
SERIAL SECTIONS

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PIG Sections	HUMAN Sections	Information
Parasagittal- G6, G7	Links not yet active, use Table view	Moving the mouse over either image and clicking at the level of interest will open that section. Note: Not all sections linked, use the Table format for Pig and Human to access all images.   More Information... LINKS Carnegie Stages Pig Homepage Human Homepage

PIG Sections	HUMAN Sections	Information
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7	Click on the table to see a specific section More Information... LINKS Carnegie Stages Pig Homepage Human Homepage

PIG Systems	HUMAN Systems	Information
Images Notes Heart Heart Notes Pharyngeal Arches GastroIntestinal Tract Limb Buds	Images Notes Heart Eye and Nose Trachea and Oesophagus Limb Buds	Excerpts from serial sections related to specific systems. More Information...

About Sections

• The serial sections are showing only 2 specific stages of development, early (Carnegie stage 13/14) and late (Carnegie stage 22).
• The 6mm Pig embryo is approximately equal to day 42 Human and Carnegie stage 22.
• The 27mm Human embryo is approx day 56 and Carnegie stage 22.
• Levels indicated on images are only approximate.
• There are also grouped sections for Pig and Human to show how individual slices relate to adjacent levels above and below the selected level.
• The original image sets from microfiche used in both the Medicine and Science Embryology Courses in the School of Anatomy, University of New South Wales.

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How to Use the Images

Human Homepage

Pig Homepage

Carnegie Stages

NeuroClass

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Date Last Modified: 13/3/99
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