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.
The ideal way to learn the basics of human embryology!

What's New

Incorporates the molecular aspects of embryonic development, including information on stem cells homeobox genes gamete formation regulation control and the molecules/receptors involved gene activity and expression and more.
Includes illustrations of new diagnostic procedures, including sonographs, MRIs, electron micrographs, 3D images, and clinical photographs.
Presents completely revised and updated Clinically Oriented Questions and Answers .
Offers reader-friendly features including brief explanations of clinical terms clinical applications boxes timetables for critical periods in prenatal development and end-of-chapter summaries-enabling readers to quickly zero in on essential information.

BEFORE WE ARE BORN: Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects, 6th Edition

Table of Contents

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