Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Put these events of pregnancy in order, from the earliest to the latest.
The inner cell mass forms three germ layers. The ectoderm forms the skin and the nervous system. The mesoderm forms the muscles, the skeleton, the heart and the blood. The endoderm forms the lining of the gut and organs such as the liver. The heart forms after one month. A full pregnancy lasts days, or weeks, from the first day of the last menstruation. The expected date is the date of the last menstruation plus days.
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. (b) The heart forms after one month.
Step 2. (c) The limbs and digits develop by the end of the second month.
Step 3. (d) The first movements and the hair on the head come in the fifth month.
Step 4. (a) The eyelids separate by the end of 24 weeks.
Answer: b, c, d, a.
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