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229 Days To Go
The pituitary, or master gland, is beginning to form in the baby's brain. This gland produces growth hormone and other hormones that regulate the function of other glands, especially the thyroid, adrenal glands, and gonads (later to be ovaries or testes - still taking guesses for the baby's sex). The olfactory bulb (connected with the sense of smell) is also beginning to form in the brain. During the next four days, pigment will begin to form in the retina of the eye and the lower limb paddles will develop foot plates. The windpipe (trachea), voice box (larynx), and bronchi (tubes that lead to the lungs) are beginning to form. The baby now measures .3 to .43 inch long (8-11mm), having doubled in length in just eight short days!
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