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Before we are born : essentials of embryology and birth defects /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moore, Keith L.
Other Authors: Persaud, T. V. N.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Saunders, [2003]
Edition:Sixth edition.
Subjects:
Embryology.
Abnormalities.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to human embryology
  • Human reproduction
  • The first week of human development
  • The second week of human development
  • The third week of human development
  • Organogenetic period : human development during weeks four to eight
  • Fetal period : ninth week to birth
  • The placenta and fetal membranes
  • Human birth defects
  • Body cavities, mesenteries, and diaphragm
  • The pharyngeal apparatus
  • The respiratory system
  • The digestive system
  • The urogenital system
  • The cardiovascular system
  • The skeletal system
  • The muscular system
  • The limbs
  • The nervous system
  • The eye and ear
  • The integumentary system