BRS Embryology (Board Review Series) 5/e

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



BRS Embryology, Fifth Edition is a succinct outline-format review for USMLE and course exams, with review questions at
the end of each chapter and a comprehensive USMLE-style examination at the end of the book. The text outlines the
important facts and concepts tested on the USMLE, within the context of human embryologic development. The book also
includes radiographs, sonograms, computed tomography scans, and photographs of various congenital malformations. This
edition has been updated and includes new, additional USMLE-style questions. Clinical images have been placed closer to
the relevant text.


A companion website offers the fully searchable text and an interactive question bank.