The developing human clinically oriented embryology

This popular text makes it surprisingly easy to gain an in-depth understanding of human embryology. Engaging and richly illustrated, it examines all aspects of human development, emphasizing both basic concepts and relevant clinical problems. The book presents a week-by-week and stage-by-stage view...

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Main Author: Moore, Keith L.
Other Authors: Persaud, T. V. N., Torchia, Mark G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA Saunders/Elsevier 2008
Edition:8th ed.
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Summary:This popular text makes it surprisingly easy to gain an in-depth understanding of human embryology. Engaging and richly illustrated, it examines all aspects of human development, emphasizing both basic concepts and relevant clinical problems. The book presents a week-by-week and stage-by-stage view of how fetal organs and systems develop, why and when birth defects occur, and what roles the placenta and fetal membranes play in development. The comprehensively updated 8th edition comes with access to the complete contents online via Student Consult, plus 18 embryology animations, and additional review questions and answers.
Physical Description:xiv, 522 p. ill. (chiefly col.) 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9781416037064
1416037063