Appendix 2
The Development of the Unborn Child's Body

 

Hair

 

Timing

Source
The first hair follicles appear.
Day 44 after fertilization Larsen, p xii
Hair follicles first appear on the eyebrows, eyelids, upper lip, and chin. End 2nd month Larsen, p 309
Hair begins to develop. 9th - 12th weeks after fertilization Moore, p 517
Scattered rudiments of hair appear. End of 10th week after fertilization Williams, p 154
Hair grows on the eyebrows and the upper lip. End of 12th week after fertilization Moore, p 517
The first hairs appear in the region of the eyebrows and upper lip. End of 3rd month. Sadler, p 407
Scalp hair patterning is determined. 14th week after fertilization Moore, p 112
Some scalp hair is visible. Endo of 18th week after fertilization Williams, p 154
Head hair is visible. By the 5th month after fertilization Sadler, p 114
Hair becomes easily recognizable. About 20th week after fertilization Moore, p 517
Head and body hair is visible. 20th week after fertilization Williams, p 155


 


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