Langman's Medical Embryology

by Sadler, Thomas W.

• ISBN13: 9780683306507
• ISBN10: 0683306502
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-31
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Highly informative, this revised edition of Langman's Medical Embryology gives students a better understanding of the essentials of clinically relevant aspects of embryology. This Eighth Edition includes more information on the genetics of birth defects thus enabling the reader to go beyond morphology and understand embryogenesis at both the cellular and molecular levels. Clinical aspects are emphasized throughout the text, and clinically-oriented problems are listed at the end of each chapter with answers provided in the appendix. Fifty new three-dimensional illustrations help to enhance students' understanding of the organization and formation of the embryo at various stages. Many new SEMs, clinical photographs, and clearly labeled illustrations are incorporated throughout the text.

Author Biography

T. W. Sadler, Ph.D.: Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Director, UNC Birth Defects Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
PART I GENERAL EMBRYOLOGY
Gametogenesis: Conversion of Germ Cells Into Male and Female Gametes	3	(28)
First Week of Development: Ovulation to Implantation	31	(18)
Second Week of Development: Bilaminar Germ Disc	49	(12)
Third Week of Development: Trilaminar Germ Disc	61	(22)
Third to Eighth Week: The Embryonic Period	83	(29)
Third Month to Brith: The Fetal Period and Birth Defects	112	(24)
Fetal Membranes and Placenta	136	(25)
PART II SPECIAL EMBRYOLOGY
Skeletal System	161	(26)
Muscular System	187	(10)
Body Cavities	197	(11)
Cardiovascular System	208	(52)
Respiratory System	260	(10)
Digestive System	270	(34)
Urogenital System	304	(41)
Head and Neck	345	(37)
Ear	382	(12)
Eye	394	(11)
Integumentary System	405	(6)
Central Nervous System	411	(72)
PART III APPENDIX
Answers to Problems	461	(13)
Figure and Table Credits	474	(9)
Index	483