Before We Are Born: Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
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Moore (emeritus, anatomy and surgery, U. of Toronto, Canada) and Persaud (emeritus, human anatomy and cell science, U. of Manitoba, Canada) present the new edition of their textbook on normal and abnormal embryology. Chapters cover week-by-week development before moving onto the development of the organic systems and structures. Intended for a one-semester course for medical students, the work is a digest of the larger The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, seventh ed. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Michael F. Dauzvardis The fifth edition of this book represents a somewhat abbreviated form of the parent text, The Developing Human. The primary goal is to present the essentials of human embryology and teratology in a format useful for students of medicine and associated health services. The authors meet this goal by artfully coordinating lucid color drawings, photographs, MRIs, and clinical correlations with clear, concise prose. The authors, both highly regarded professors of anatomy, target an audience consisting primarily of medical students, although undergraduate biology and nursing students and expectant parents could benefit from this work as well. The focus is on the miracle of human development from gametogenesis to birth. Special attention is placed on the first eight weeks of development, with the majority of chapters zeroing in on a given organ system. By far, the book's greatest strength is its color illustrations. These ""three dimensional"" drawings are quite successful in depicting migration and growth of various embryologic primordia. MRIs, ultrasounds, and scanning electron micrographs complement these drawings. For years Langmans Medical Embryology has been the tool of choice for many medical embryology course directors, but perhaps these faculty would be well advised to peruse this publication. There really exists little comparison in the quality of images, tables, and overall layout of the two texts. However, this book is far superior in using graphics to convey a conceptually difficult topic to the reader.
PrefaceAcknowledgments1Introduction to Human Embryology12Human Reproduction93The First Week of Human Development274The Second Week of Human Development375The Third Week of Human Development456Organogenetic Period: Human Development During Weeks Four to Eight617Fetal Period: Ninth Week to Birth778The Placenta and Fetal Membranes899Human Birth Defects11710Body Cavities, Mesenteries, and Diaphragm13911The Pharyngeal Apparatus15112The Respiratory System18913The Digestive System20114The Urogenital System22915The Cardiovascular System26316The Skeletal System30517The Muscular System32318The Limbs32919The Nervous System34320The Eye and Ear37121The Integumentary System387References and Suggested Readings401Answers to Clinically Oriented Questions409Index421
