Medical Embryology

* PART I: The pre-embryo from fertilization to neurulation: The Genesis of Organization * The Genesis of the Individual: From Fertilization to Day * From the Gastrula to the Early Embryo * Extraembryonic Structures * PART II: Systematic embryology * Positional Information: Establishing Position in the Embryo * The Nervous System * The Vascular System * The Musculature * The Skeleton * Skin and its Derivatives * Neural Crest Cells * PART III: Regional embryology * Head and Neck * The Brain * The Skull * Branchial Arches * Branchial Grooves and Pharyngeal Purches * The Face and Palate * The Sense Organs * Limbs * The Limbs * The Body Cavities and The Thorax * The Lungs * The Heart * Abdomen and Pelvis: The Diaphragm * The Gut * The Urinary System * Internal and External Sexual Organs * PART IV: The Succession of the Generations: Germ Cells and Inheritance * The Menstrual Cycle and Pregnancy * Clinical-based Learning Section