Title: What Is the Role of Mitosis in Fetal Development and Growth
Headings: What Is the Role of Mitosis in Fetal Development
What Is the Role of Mitosis in Fetal Development
Submitted by N on October 26, 2010 at 11:32
Pregnancy And Baby Care Questions

Content: So by continuous mitosis, these cells differentiate into various tissues like the nervous tissue and muscle tissue. These tissues differentiate into organs like the brain, heart, limbs, and spinal cord. Fetal development week by week includes differentiation of cells into tissues and finally into fully functional organs, giving rise to a multicellular human being. By the eighth week, i.e., when the fetal stage is reached, the baby’s brain development is underway, his/her heart starts beating, and limb buds are visible. During the ninth– twelfth weeks the red blood cells are formed, genitals appear, the baby’s face is well formed, and tooth buds for baby teeth appear. In the thirteenth– fourteenth weeks, his/her skin is almost visible, and the baby starts making active movements. In the 17–25 weeks period, the mother can feel the baby’s movements. The baby has the ability to hear. Eyebrows, eyelashes, nails, and air sacs in lungs are all fully developed. The twenty-sixth to thirty-fourth week period shows rapid brain development;