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Correlation of heart external dimensions with body external dimensions of human foetuses
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Abstract
The subject of examination was 204 foetuses of both sexes, including 106 males and 98 females, in 5th and 6th month of foetal life. Foetuses were fixed for minimum 3 months in 9% formalin solution. They were taken from natural abortions, without exterior features of developmental malformations. Examined material was evaluated in month groups of morphological age. The number of foetuses in different groups was various. Exterior heart dimensions were considered: height, width, heart depth, and also heart circumference in coronary sulcus (atrial-ventricular). Exterior dimensions of foetuses were: vertex-plantare, vertex-tubulare.
All exterior dimensions of heart are closely and strongly correlated with both exterior dimensions of foetuses.
Abstract
The subject of examination was 204 foetuses of both sexes, including 106 males and 98 females, in 5th and 6th month of foetal life. Foetuses were fixed for minimum 3 months in 9% formalin solution. They were taken from natural abortions, without exterior features of developmental malformations. Examined material was evaluated in month groups of morphological age. The number of foetuses in different groups was various. Exterior heart dimensions were considered: height, width, heart depth, and also heart circumference in coronary sulcus (atrial-ventricular). Exterior dimensions of foetuses were: vertex-plantare, vertex-tubulare.
All exterior dimensions of heart are closely and strongly correlated with both exterior dimensions of foetuses.
Keywords
heart development; external dimensions; human development
Title
Correlation of heart external dimensions with body external dimensions of human foetuses
Journal
Issue
Article type
Original article
Pages
47-49
Published online
2002-12-04
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Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2003;62(1):47-49.
Keywords
heart development
external dimensions
human development
Authors
Dariusz Nowak
Władimir Bożiłow
Sebastian Wałek