Textbook of Human Embryology 1st Edition PDF

Preface iii
1. Introduction 1
2. Gametogenesis 6
3. Menstrual Cycle 16
4. First Week of Development 24
5. Assisted Reproduction Technology
In vitro Fertilisation and Intracytoplasmic Sperm
Injection 34
6. Second Week of Development 40
7. Third Week of Development 49
8. Embryonic Period
Four to Eight Weeks of Development 61
9. Placenta and Umbilical Cord 73
10. Integumentary System
Skin, its Appendages and Mammary Gland 86
11. Pharyngeal Apparatus 96
12. Alimentary Tract I
Development of Face, Nose, Palate 109
13. Alimentary Tract II
Development of Teeth, Pharynx, Tongue and
Salivary Glands 117
14. Alimentary Tract III
Development of Intestine 126
15. Alimentary Tract IV
Development of Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas
and Spleen 141
16. Respiratory System 149
17. Development of Body Cavities
and Diaphragm 158
18. Cardiovascular System I
Development of Heart 168
19. Cardiovascular System II
Blood Vessels and Foetal Circulation 184
20. Urinary System
Kidney, Ureter, Urinary Bladder, Urethra 203
21. Reproductive System
Male and Female Reproductive Organs 215
22. Nervous System 231
23. Development of Eye 257
24. Development of Ear 266
25. Endocrine System 273
26. Skeletal System and Limbs 279
27. Muscular System 293
28. Foetal Period
Nine Weeks to Birth 297
29. Clinical Applications and
Ultrasonography in Embryology 300
30. Multiple Pregnancy (Twinning) 305
Annexures 310
I. Embryonic Remnants 310
II. Placenta Previa 311
III. Hermaphrodite 312
IV. Derivatives of Neural Crest Cells 313
Index 315
Textbook of Human Embryology 1st Edition PDF Ebook

Yogesh Sontakke MBBS, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Anatomy
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)
(An institute of national importance under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India)
Pondicherry, India