With hundreds of original photographs, optical micrographs and scanning electron micrographs, this atlas describes the progress of the embryo throughout its development, highlighting the formation and differentiation of organ structures. From the preembryonic and embryo stages to the development of the skeleton and striated muscle, organogenesis of the heart, and development of external genitalia, it provides authoritative answers to the most frequently asked question about the human embryo. With its plethora of outstanding photographs and images, experienced embryologists as well as clinicians and students can compare historical ideas with photographic reality.
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A REVIEW OF THE HUMAN EMBRYO AND FETUSIntroduction: The Gestation PeriodThe Pre-Embryo: The Journey from the Ovary to the UterusImplantation and the PlacentaThe Embryo: Blastogenesis, Differentiation of the Inner Cell Mass and Formation of Germ LayersThe External form of the Embryo: Organogenesis, Formation of Somites, Late Neurulation and the Cylindrical EmbryoThe C-Shaped Embryo with Differentiating LimbsThe Late Embryo and the FetusThe Development of the Head and FaceThe Skeleton and Striated MusclesThe Vessels, the Heart and Circulation of the BloodSex Determination: Boy or GirlTHE HUMAN EMBRYO AND FETUS ILLUSTRATEDIndex
