Human Embryology Made EasyThis book is a synopsis of the key facts and concepts of human development. It is intended for students who are taking a human embryology course. The book includes the underlying mechanisms involved in clinically important congenital anomalies that will prove useful to medical and nursing. |
Contents
GAMETOGENESIS | 17 |
FERTILIZATION AND CLEAVAGE | 25 |
IMPLANTATION | 35 |
PLACENTATION | 43 |
Decidua | 49 |
Abnormalities of the Placenta | 56 |
EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF EMBRYO | 65 |
TERATOGENESIS | 81 |
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | 149 |
PHARYNGEAL APPARATUS | 165 |
CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT | 179 |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM | 195 |
URINARY SYSTEM | 223 |
GENITAL SYSTEM | 241 |
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM | 273 |
EYE AND EAR | 289 |
SKELETOMUSCULAR SYSTEM | 93 |
Block Vertebra | 105 |
Review Questions | 111 |
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM | 115 |
NERVOUS SYSTEM | 313 |
Congenital Anomalies of the Nervous System | 342 |
Chromosomal Abnormalities | 346 |
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