BRS Embryology [With Access Code] - 5th Edition Book

Preface

1. Prefertilization Events

• I. Sexual Reproduction
• II. Chromosomes
• III. Meiosis
• IV. Oogenesis: Female Gametogenesis
• V. Spermatogenesis: Male Gametogenesis
• VI. Clinical Considerations
• Study Questions for Chapter 1 Answers and Explanations

• 2. Week 1 of Human Development (Days 1-7)

• I. Fertilization
• II. Cleavage and Blastocyst Formation
• III. Implantation
• IV. Clinical Considerations
• Study Questions for Chapter 2 Answers and Explanations

• 3. Week 2 of Human Development (Days 8-14)

• I. Further Development of the Embryoblast
• II. Further Development of the Trophoblast
• III. Development of Extraembryonic Mesoderm
• IV. Clinical Considerations
• Study Questions for Chapter 3 Answers and Explanations

• 4. Embryonic Period (Weeks 3-8)

• I. General Considerations
• II. Further Development of the Embryoblast
• III. Vasculogenesis
• IV. Hematopoiesis
• V. Clinical Considerations
• Study Questions for Chapter 4 Answers and Explanations

• 5. Cardiovascular System

• I. Formation of Heart Tube
• II. Primitive Heart Tube Dilatations
• III. The Aorticopulmonary (AP) Septum
• IV. The Atrial Septum
• V. The Atrioventricular (AV) Septum
• VI. The Interventricular (IV) Septum
• VII. The Conduction System of the Heart
• VIII. Coronary Arteries
• IX. Development of the Arterial System
• X. Development of the Venous System
• Study Questions for Chapter 5 Answers and Explanations

• 6. Placenta and Amniotic Fluid

• I. Formation of the Placenta
• II. Placental Components: Decidua Basalis and Villous Chorion
• III. Placental Membrane
• IV. The Placenta as an Endocrine Organ
• V. The Umbilical Cord
• VI. Circulatory System of the Fetus
• VII. Amniotic Fluid
• VIII. Twinning
• IX. Clinical Considerations
• Study Questions for Chapter 6 Answers and Explanations

• 7. Nervous System

• I. Overview
• II. Development of the Neural Tube
• III. Neural Crest Cells
• IV. Placodes
• V. Vesicle Development of the Neural Tube
• VI. Histogenesis of the Neural Tube
• VII. Layers of the Early Neural Tube
• VIII. Development of the Spinal Cord
• IX. Development of the Myelencephalon
• X. Development of the Metencephalon
• XI. Development of the Mesencephalon
• XII. Development of the Diencephalon, Optic Structures, and Hypophysis
• XIII. Development of the Telencephalon
• XIV. Development of the Sympathetic Nervous System
• XV. Development of the Parasympathetic Nervous System
• XVI. Development of the Cranial Nerves
• XVII. Development of the Choroid Plexus
• XVIII. Congenital Malformations of the Central Nervous System
• Study Questions for Chapter 7 Answers and Explanations

• 8. Ear

• I. Overview
• II. The Internal Ear
• III. The Membranous and Bony Labyrinths
• IV. Middle Ear
• V. External Ear
• VI. Congenital Malformations of the Ear
• Study Questions for Chapter 8 Answers and Explanations

• 9. Eye

• I. Development of Optic Vesicle
• II. Development of Other Eye Structures
• III. Congenital Malformations of the Eye
• Study Questions for Chapter 9 Answers and Explanations

• 10. Digestive System

• I. Overview
• II. Derivatives of the Foregut
• III. Derivatives of the Midgut

• Abbreviated Table of Contents