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Embryology

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ISBN-10: 1605479012

ISBN-13: 9781605479019

Edition: 5th 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Ronald W. Dudek

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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.
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Book details

List price: $29.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 4/6/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Preface
Prefertilization Events
Sexual Reproduction
Chromosomes
Meiosis
Oogenesis: Female Gametogenesis
Spermatogenesis: Male Gametogenesis
Clinical Considerations
Study Questions for Chapter 1
Answers and Explanations
Week 1 of Human Development (Days 1-7)
Fertilization
Cleavage and Blastocyst Formation
Implantation
Clinical Considerations
Study Questions for Chapter 2
Answers and Explanations
Week 2 of Human Development (Days 8-14)
Further Development of the Embryoblast
Further Development of the Trophoblast
Development of Extraembryonic Mesoderm
Clinical Considerations
Study Questions for Chapter 3
Answers and Explanations
Embryonic Period (Weeks 3-8)
General Considerations
Further Development of the Embryoblast
Vasculogenesis
Hematopoiesis
Clinical Considerations
Study Questions for Chapter 4
Answers and Explanations
Cardiovascular System
Formation of Heart Tube
Primitive Heart Tube Dilatations
The Aorticopulmonary (AP) Septum
The Atrial Septum
The Atrioventricular (AV) Septum
The Interventricular (IV) Septum
The Conduction System of the Heart
Coronary Arteries
Development of the Arterial System
Development of the Venous System
Study Questions for Chapter 5
Answers and Explanations
Placenta and Amniotic Fluid
Formation of the Placenta
Placental Components: Decidua Basalis and Villous Chorion
Placental Membrane
The Placenta as an Endocrine Organ
The Umbilical Cord
Circulatory System of the Fetus
Amniotic Fluid
Twinning
Clinical Considerations
Study Questions for Chapter 6
Answers and Explanations
Nervous System
Overview
Development of the Neural Tube
Neural Crest Cells
Placodes
Vesicle Development of the Neural Tube
Histogenesis of the Neural Tube
Layers of the Early Neural Tube
Development of the Spinal Cord
Development of the Myelencephalon
Development of the Metencephalon
Development of the Mesencephalon
Development of the Diencephalon, Optic Structures, and Hypophysis
Development of the Telencephalon
Development of the Sympathetic Nervous System
Development of the Parasympathetic Nervous System
Development of the Cranial Nerves
Development of the Choroid Plexus
Congenital Malformations of the Central Nervous System
Study Questions for Chapter 7
Answers and Explanations
Ear
Overview
The Internal Ear
The Membranous and Bony Labyrinths
Middle Ear
External Ear
Congenital Malformations of the Ear
Study Questions for Chapter 8
Answers and Explanations
Eye
Development of Optic Vesicle
Development of Other Eye Structures
Congenital Malformations of the Eye
Study Questions for Chapter 9
Answers and Explanations
Digestive System
Overview
Derivatives of the Foregut
Derivatives of the Midgut
Abbreviated Table of Contents