The Developing Human

"Targeting medical students, this current, expanded, and revised tenth edition presents a systematic and logical approach to human embryology covering all stages, and contains more clinically oriented material than previous editions. With nearly 500 illustrations, and using the official international list of embryologic terms, this volume has expanded coverage of teratology, and includes recent advances in the molecular aspects of developmental biology, which are highlighted in italics. There are 21 chapters: introduction to human development; first week; second week; third week; fourth to eighth weeks; fetal period: ninth week to birth; placenta and fetal membranes; body cavities, mesenteries, and diaphragm; pharyngeal apparatus, face, and neck; respiratory system; alimentary system; urogenital system; cardiovascular system; skeletal system; muscular system; development of limbs; nervous system, development of eyes and ears; integumentary system; human birth defects; common signaling pathways used during development." -- Publisher's description