Kidneys ascend from pelvis to abdomen, rotating medially almost 90 degrees by week 9.
Duration: 2 weeks
Moore KL, Persaud TVN. 1998. The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology. 6th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co.
Cloacal membrane ruptures creating the anal opening for the hindgut.
Duration: 1 week
Sadler TW. 2004. Langman’s Medical Embryology. Ninth Edition. Maryland: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
The greater curvature of the stomach forms the fundus and cardiac incisure.
Larsen WJ. 1997. Human Embryology. New York: Churchill Livingstone Inc.
The stomach rotates 90 degrees and tilts.
Duration: 1 week
Larsen WJ. 1997. Human Embryology. New York: Churchill Livingstone Inc.