| inches . | |and plentiful. Membrana pupillaris | | |disappearing; eyelids non-adherent. | | |The large intestine quite full of | | |dark olive-green meconium. | | |Fontanelles distinctly felt. | | |Liver still large, of a | | |dark-brownish colour. ----------+----------+------------+---------------------------------- _Eighth_ | | | (End of |Fifteen |Three to |The skin, covered with soft hair, 32nd week.)|to sixteen|five pounds.|is more of a rosy flesh-colour. |inches. | |Disappearance of the pupillary | | |membrane, and descent of the | | |testicles into the scrotum. The | | |open vulva exposes the clitoris to | | |view. The nails almost reach the | | |tips of the fingers. ----------+----------+------------+---------------------------------- _Ninth_. | | | (End of |Sixteen to|Six pounds. |The head covered with hair; 36th week.)| eighteen | |the down on the body closing. |inches. | | ----------+----------+------------+---------------------------------- _Tenth_. | | | (End of | Eighteen | Seven to | Well-known signs of maturity. 40th week.)|to twenty | nine | | inches. | pounds. | ----------+----------+------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------- Table giving the Measurements, according to the Months, of the Extremities of the Fœtus in the Order of their Development +-------+-----------+----------+------------+---------+------------+ | | Third. | Fourth. | Fifth. | Sixth. | Seventh. | +-------+-----------+----------+------------+---------+------------+ |Humerus| 3½ lines.| 8 lines.|13-15 lines.|16 lines.|20-22 lines.| |Radius | 2½ “ | 8 “ | 12 “ |16 “ | 17 “ | |Ulna | 3 “ | 8 “ | 13 “ |17 “ | 18 “ | |Femur |2-3 “ |4-5 “ | 12 “ |17 “ |19-21 “ | |Tibia |2-3 “ |4-5 “ | 12 “ |17 “ |19-21 “ | |Fibula | 2½ “ | . . . | 12 “ |17 “ |19-21 “ | +-------+-----------+----------+------------+---------+------------+