Chickscope Embryology:

Day 2: The Heart of the Matter

Major Events:

• 25 hours: The heart begins to form.

• 33 hours: The ears begin to form.

• 42 hours: The heart starts to beat.

What Do I Look Like Today?

Focus On: The Circulatory System

• What is the circulatory system and what does it do?

• Anatomy of the circulatory system.

• Anatomy of the human heart.

• The heart as a pump.

• Comparative anatomy of the chicken heart.

• Development of the circulatory system in the embryo.

• The blood vessels get ready.

• The Growth of the Heart.

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