| Description |
xv, 448 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| 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: Human Development During Weeks Four to Eight -- 7. Fetal Period: Ninth Week to Birth -- 8. The Placenta and Fetal Membranes -- 9. Human Birth Defects -- 10. Body Cavities, Mesenteries, and Diaphragm -- 11. The Pharyngeal 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 |
| Summary |
A text on human embryology featuring hundreds of clinical photos, three-dimensional drawings, micrographs, and ultrasound and MR images, covering the week-by-week physical development of the human embryo and discussing congenital anomalies |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Fetus -- Abnormalities.
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Embryology, Human.
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Abnormalities, Human.
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Embryology.
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Abnormalities
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Congenital Abnormalities.
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Abnormalities
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Embryology.
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| Author |
Persaud, T. V. N.
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| LC no. |
2002021796 |
| ISBN |
072169408X |
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