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"Frontiers in Bioscience"

Size of fetuses
Embryo, week 35 to full term

Week 35

A firm grasp
Spontaneous orientation to light
Sufficient maturation of the nervous system (some integrative functions) Well developed body fat (most fetuses)

Week 36

Equal circumference of the head and abdomen
Slowing of growth toward the term

Full term, week 38 weeks after fertilization and week 40 after LNMP)

Large head
Bluish-pink skin
Prominent chest
Slight prominence of breasts in both sexes
Descent of the testes to the scrotum (descent of testis begins at 28 to 32 weeks, in premature male infants the testes are undescended)
Amount of white fat is about %16 of body weight (About 14 grams of fat is added on a daily basis during the last few weeks of gestation.
CRL of 360 mm and weigh 3200 to 3400 gm (longer length and higher body weight in males as compared with females)