Before We are Born
Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects
6th Edition
Published on 17. January 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
460 pages
978-0-7216-9408-5 (ISBN)
Description
Zeroing in on all the crucial clinical and scientific knowledge of embryology and teratology that you need to master. The new edition of Before We Are Born explores how organs and systems develop week by week, stage by stage, and why and when abnormalities occur, and what the vital roles of the placenta and foetal membranes are in development, in an easy to use format. Completely revised and updated, the new 6th edition of Before We Were Born emphasises the clinical aspects throughout by use of clinical correlations as well as hundreds of superb illustrations.
More details
Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Primary: Medical students, chiropractors, osteopaths.
Secondary: Allied health students taking a course in Developmental Biology
Secondary: Allied health students taking a course in Developmental Biology
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
334 ills
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
880 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7216-9408-5 (9780721694085)
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Content
1. Introduction to Human Embryology 2. Human Reproduction 3. The First Week of Human Development 4. The Second Week of Human Development 5. The Third Week of Human Development 6. Organogenetic Period: The Fourth to Eighth Weeks of Human Development 7. Fetal Period: Ninth Week to Birth 8. Placenta and Fetal Membranes 9. Human Birth Defects 10. Body Cavities, Mesenteries, and Diaphragm 11. The Pharyngeal (Branchial) Apparatus 12. The Respiratory System 13. The Digestive System 14. The Urogenital System 15. The Cardiovascular System 16. The Skeletal System 17. The Muscular System 18. The Limbs 19. The Nervous System 20. The Eye and Ear 21. The Integumentary System 22. Answers to Clinically Oriented Questions References and Suggested Reading Index