This popular text makes it surprisingly easy for you to gain an in-depth understanding of human embryology. Engaging and richly illustrated, it examines all aspects of human development, emphasising both basic concepts and relevant clinical problems. It presents a week-by-week and stage-by-stage view of how foetal organs and systems develop, why and when birth defects occur, and the roles the placenta and fetal membranes play in development.
CONTENTS: 1. Introduction to The Developing Human
2. The Beginning of Human Development: First Week
3. Formation of Bilaminar Embryonic Disc: Second Week
4. Formation of Germ Layers and Early Tissue and Organ Differentiation: Third Week
5. Organogenetic Period: Fourth to Eighth Weeks
6. The Fetal Period: Ninth Week to Birth
7. Placenta and Fetal Membranes
8. Body Cavities, Mesenteries, and Diaphragm
9. The Pharyngeal Apparatus
10. The Respiratory System
11. The Digestive System
12. The Urogenital System
13. The Cardiovascular System
14. The Skeletal System
15. The Muscular System
16. The Limbs
17. The Nervous System
18. The Eye and Ear
19. The Integumentary System
20. Congenital Anatomical Anomalies or Human Birth Defects
21. Common Signaling Pathways Used During Development
Appendix: Discussion of Clinically Oriented Problems