Getting ready for pregnancy -- Transport of gametes and fertilization -- Cleavage and implantation -- Molecular basis for embryonic development -- Formation of germ layers and early derivatives -- Establishment of the basic embryonic body plan -- Placenta and extraembryonic membranes -- Developmental disorders : causes, mechanisms, and patterns -- Integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems -- Limb development -- Nervous system -- Neural crest -- Sense organs -- Head and neck -- Digestive and respiratory systems and body cavities -- Urogenital system -- Cardiovascular system -- Fetal period and birth.
Summary:
Presenting information about the development of the embryo, this text emphasizes the molecular basis of development, with the focus on human embryology. Illustrations stress the function of embryological structures and the progression of development.
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