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By the end of the fifth month, the fetus is about 7 to 9 inches in length. This is almost halfway to the birth length. It weighs nearly a pound by this time.
As muscles get stronger, nerve networks expand, and the skeleton of the fetus will continue to harden. The fetus is more active and coordinated now. It is capable of many activities that help the fetus grow and develop motor skills. These movements are also strong enough for you to feel finally.
Ears are well developed and can start to recognize sound. The fetus also has regular periods of sleeping and being awake. Believe it or not, the fetus can also make a variety of faces, from frowns to grimaces! Baby boys have started to descend their testicles from the abdominal cavity and into the scrotum.
Eyebrows and head hair are visible. The skin is wrinkled, pink, and translucent, and is covered with a greasy white substance (vernix). The vernix provides protection against the amniotic fluid and will also make the fetus slippery and easier to deliver at birth.
What else can I help you with?
When is the fetus' limbs fully developed?
In the 3rd Month of development.
What is the medical term meaning five-month fetus?
a not completely developed child yet is what it is called
What month is the fifth?
May is the fifth month
What is different between embryo and fetus?
An Embryo is a stage before Fetus, the Fetus is more developed than an Embryo, the stage of Birth and a baby being more developed than a fetus.
Can a 16 week fetus measure at the size of a 20 week fetus?
A baby's weight can sometimes be low because of the age of the mother. All babies grow at different intervals. Most babies will grow the most during the fifth month.
What is the fifth month of the year?
The fifth month of the year is May.
Is aprill the fifth month of a year?
No - April is the fourth month. The fifth month is May !
Where the fetus developed?
mother's womb
When is the fifth day of the fifth month in 2015?
You mean when was- it was the 5th of this month.
When does the fetus develop a heartbeat?
In a fetus, the heart starts beating by the fifth week of the gestation period. This is also when it divides into chambers.
What is the horoscope of fifth month?
The fifth month is May, the Sun signs for May are Taurus and Gemini.
Cytoplasmic inclusions were observed in a fetus that died in utero after 6 months' gestation The probable cause of the fetus's death was?
Fifth Disease
