Thursday, April 2, 2009

The Human Embryo

I can feel her anger and frustration reading through her blog. Read on "A Life Is Still A Life". I found this snippet very interesting and I copy & paste here to share with you all (I hope Sae Wei does not mind).

Week 1-3 5-7 days after fertilization, the blastula attaches to the wall of the uterus (endometrium). When it comes into contact with the endometrium it performs implantation. Implantation connections between the mother and the embryo will begin to form, including the umbilical cord. The embryo's growth centers around an axis, which will become the spine and spinal cord. The brain, spinal cord, heart, and gastrointestinal tract begin to form.


Week 4-5 Chemicals produced by the embryo stop the woman's menstrual cycle. Neurogenesis is underway, showing brain activity at about the 6th week.[citation needed] The heart will begin to beat around the same time. Limb buds appear where the arms and legs will grow later. Organogenesis begins. The head represents about one half of the embryo's axial length, and more than half of the embryo's mass. The brain develops into five areas. Tissue formation occurs that develops into the vertebra and some other bones. The heart starts to beat and blood starts to flow.

Source from wikipedia

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After reading this, do you still think it is only an embryo or you view it as a life. Regardless you can accept it or not; once you conceive, a new life begin.

That is my 2 cents.

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