Before We Are Born 7/e

Before We Are Born, 7th Edition - Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects
With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access




-Description-



Zero in on the most essential concepts in human embryology and development!
Concise and richly illustrated, this popular book delivers the embryology
knowledge you need in a highly efficient, reader-friendly format. The
comprehensively updated 7th edition comes with access to the complete contents
online via Student Consult, plus 18 phenomenal embryology animations,
additional review questions and answers, and more





-Key Features-


Editor Keith L. Moore, BA, MSc, PhD, FIAC, FRSM is the recipient of the first
(2007) "Henry Gray/Elsevier Distinguished Educator Award"뾲he American
Association of Anatomists' highest award for excellence in human anatomy
education at the medical/dental, graduate, and undergraduate level of teaching?
a testament to his masterful teaching abilities, which help make this book such
an effective tool for learning the complex subject of human embryology.
Succinct coverage focuses on the most need-to-know human embryology concepts.
Over 1,300 crisp illustrations and up-to-date clinical photos bring the
material to life.
Review questions and answers at the end of each chapter test your knowledge and
help you prepare for exams.
-New to this Edition-


Sweeping updates reflect all of the latest advances, including IVF, cloning,
and genes in human development.
Purchase of this Student Consult title includes access to the full contents
online at www.studentconsult.com뾞s well as 18 remarkable, specially developed
animations that bring embryological development to life, and hundreds of
additional support questions and answers to test your mastery of the material.
New contributors provide a wealth of fresh perspectives on the latest
knowledge.
A new, more user-friendly, full-color format helps you master key embryology
concepts more easily than ever, and a smaller size makes the book more portable.


-Table of Contents-





1. Introduction to Human Embryology Embryological Terminology Importance of and
Advances in Embryology Descriptive Terms Clinically Oriented Questions 2. Human
Reproduction Reproductive Organs Gametogenesis Female Reproductive Cycles
Transportation of Gametes Maturation of Sperms Viability of Gametes Clinically
Oriented Questions 3. The First Week of Human Development Fertilization
Cleavage of the Zygote Formation of the Blastocyst Clinically Oriented
Questions 4. The Second Week of Human Development Formation of the Amniotic
Cavity and Embryonic Disc Development of the Chorionic Sac Implantation Sites
of the Blastocyst Clinically Oriented Questions 5. The Third Week of Human
Development Gastrulation: Formation of Germ Layers Neurulation: Formation of
Neural Tube Development of Somites Development of the Intraembryonic Coelom
Early Development of the Cardiovascular System Development of Chorionic Villi
Clinically Oriented Questions 6. Human Development During Weeks Four to Eight
Folding of the Embryo Germ Layer Derivatives Control of Embryonic Development
Highlights of Development During Weeks Four to Eight Estimation of Embryonic
Age Clinically Oriented Questions 7. Fetal Period: Ninth Week to Birth
Estimation of Fetal Age Highlights of the Fetal Period Expected Date of
Delivery Factors Influencing Fetal Growth Procedures for Assessing Fetal Status
Clinically Oriented Questions 8. Placenta and Fetal Membranes Placenta
Parturition Amnion and Amniotic Fluid Yolk Sac Allantois Fetal Membranes in
Multiple Pregnancies Clinically Oriented Questions 9. Body Cavities and
Mesenteries The Embryonic Body Cavity Development of Diaphragm Congenital
Diaphragmatic Hernia Clinically Oriented Questions 10. Pharyngeal Apparatus
Pharyngeal Arches Pharyngeal Pouches Pharyngeal Grooves Pharyngeal Membranes
Development of Thyroid Gland Developm