A police officer brings the aboed product of conception of size 2 cm and weight 10 gm. For all forensic purposes what will he the age of the fetus
Ans. c. 6 weeks Rule of Hasse Rule of Hasse is used to determine the age of fetus from crown to heel length in cm. During first five months, Length in cm = (Age in months)2 After age of >5 months, Age in months = (Length in cm)/5 Age of the Fetus End of first month Length 1 cm, weight two and half gram Eyes are seen as two dark spots and mouth as a cleft End of second month Length 4 cm, weight 10 gms Hands and feet are webbeddeg Anus is seen as a dark spot Age of the Fetus End of third month Length 9 cm, Weight 30 gms Eyes are closeddeg, pupillary membrane appears Nails appear and neck is formed End of fouh month Length 16 cm, weight 120 gmsdeg Sex can be recognized End of fifth month Length 25 cm, weight 400 gms Nails are distinct and softdeg Light hairs appear on headdeg End of sixth month Length 30 cm, weight 700 gms Eyebrow and eyelashes appeardeg Subcutaneous fat begins to be depositeddeg Testes are seen close to kidney End of seventh month Length 35 cm, weight 900-1200 gms Nails are thick Eyelids open and pupillary membrane disappearsdeg Testes found at external inguinal ringdeg End of eighth month Length 40 cm, weight one and half to two kg Nails reach the tips of fingersdeg Left testes in scrotumdeg End of ninth month Length 45 cm, weight two and half to three kg Scalp hair is dark and 4 cm longdeg Scrotum is wrinkled and contains both testesdeg End of tenth month Length 50-53 cm, weight 2.5-5 kg The nails project beyond the end of fingers but reach only the tip of the toes
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