Fetal Fact Finder

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Three germ layers form early on in the 2nd month. Drag the tissues and organs that will develop (on the bottom) onto the appropriate germ layer.
ECTODERM
MESODERM
ENDODERM
Will form structures that support the body such as muscles and bones.
Will form into the cells that line organs.
Will develop into the skin and nervous system.

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Sources Consulted:

About Kids Health. (2009d). The first trimester: Month one. https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca:443/article?contentid=329&language=English

About Kids Health. (2009e). The first trimester: Month three. https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca:443/article?contentid=331&language=English

About Kids Health. (2009f). The first trimester: Month two. https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca:443/article?contentid=330&language=English

About Kids Health. (2009g). The second trimester. https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca:443/article?contentid=332&language=English

About Kids Health. (2009h). The third trimester. https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca:443/article?contentid=333&language=English

Gammill, H. S., Shields, L. E., & Waldorf, K. M. A. (2012). Maternal-fetal immunology. In S. G. Gabbe, J. R. Niebyl, M. B. Simpson, H. L. Landon, E. R. Galan, M. Jauniaux & D. A. Driscoll (Eds.), Obstetrics: Normal and problem pregnancies (6th ed., 66-82). Elsevier Saunders.

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