Embryonic stem cells refer to pluripotent cells that are generally derived from the inner cell mass of blastocysts (day 5).
Stem cells have been derived from gonadal ridges and mesenteries (3200 to 4000) extracted from aborted five-to-nine week old human embryos.
5-7 days embryonic cells are totipotent 6 week embryo cells are pluripotent
weeks 2-4
One would think it's embryo but a zygote is not a embryo yet, it is the early stage of what will become a embryo. Zygote is the word used and you can use the word cell since a zygote is the initial cell formed after a sperm and egg have joined. After 1 week it has transformed into a embryo.
embryo
As a result of interactions between the ectoderm and underlying mesoderm, formation occurs around the fourth week of development.
5-7 days embryonic cells are totipotent 6 week embryo cells are pluripotent
Embryo, between the 3rd and 8th week. Fetus, after the 8th week
weeks 2-4
In the first week an embryo is only a few cells large....barely able to be seen under a microscope.
The babies (embryo) heart starts to beat at about 4 weeks.
Week four
The embryo lasts until about week 10 or 11 and then it is known as a fetus.
In humans, the prefetal product of conception from implantation through the eighth week of development.
The mother does. The embryo attaches to the uterine lining (called implantation) then secretes an enzyme to breakdown the cells of the lining as it burrows into the uterus. Maternal uterine cells then develop and surround the entire embryo, soon maternal blood vessels unite with the embryo to nourish it and remove waste products. This occurs about one week after fertilization and will provide nourishment throughout the first trimester until the embryo reaches the fetal stage at which time the placenta takes over through the umbilical cord.
4th week
After about a week from conception the zygote consists of over 100 cells. It then separates into two distinct mases. The outer cells form a shell that will become the placenta and the inner cells will become the embryo. First the outer cells must implant or embed themselves in the wall of the uterus. This occurs at about 10 days after conception. If implantation occurs the cells will grow and become an embryo and placenta. An umbilical cord forms and connects to the embryo's stomach and placenta so the embryo can get nourishment.
In humans, the embryo becomes the fetus at the beginning of the 11th week in gestational age (the 9th week after fertilization). This stage starts when the major structures have formed.