title: The growth and topography of the human fetal uterus.
abstract: Investigations were performed on 12 embryos and 76 fetuses aged 6 to 40 weeks. The uterine cavity is formed in 12th week. During fetal period the uterus grows most intensively between 16th and 24th week. Up to 16th week the fundus of the uterus is at the level of 1st sacral vertebra. From this period the fundus is located at the level of 2nd sacral vertebra.
authors: Department of Anatomy, Academy of Medicine, Poznań.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Pietryga
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Woźniak
mesh_terms: D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014599:Uterus / Q000196:embryology*