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Foetal age

Foetal age --> developmental age

age estimated by anatomic development since implantation, the degree of anatomic, physiologic, mental, and emotional maturation.

Synonym: foetal age.


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What would you not do as a biologist

... major morphological changes in humans (or in more complex animals, such as mammals). Simply all the genetic control elements during embryonic and foetal stages probably make getting the process right very difficult - though this is not to say impossible. Looking forward to see some more diversity ...

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by biohazard
Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:13 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: What would you not do as a biologist
Replies: 3
Views: 150

foetus position

either way the question still remains what sensors know which way is which and where is the head of the foetus. also conceder foetal dystocia

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by Paragonidae
Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:31 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: foetus position
Replies: 2
Views: 1621

Re: Cancer cells?

... childhood cancers)... this suggests that the pre-cancer starts during foetal development... anyway, the reason i mention it here is that the scientist ... leukaemia was that lack of exposure to infectious diseases during early age and so the child's immune system did not develop properly... evidence ...

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by Revenged
Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:40 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Cancer cells?
Replies: 5
Views: 991

Re: human embryology

... though baby develope's 10 months in mother's womb ? please give me exact answer [/quote] Standard pregnancy is 9 months... And materal blood and foetal blood don't mix - the placenta prevents the mixing of blood... You should easily be able to find out about blood group inheritence yourself..

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by Revenged
Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:38 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: human embryology
Replies: 2
Views: 597

Womb testosterone exposure, finger ratio etc...

... male received higher amounts of testosterone during puberty than a male who had the favourable finger ratio? What I'm really asking is if foetal exposure to testosterone is as important as Manning etc. make out, or if exposure later in life and at puberty is important (or is this too based ...

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by prada
Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:36 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Womb testosterone exposure, finger ratio etc...
Replies: 10
Views: 3983
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