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The Developing Human, 11e-South Asia Edition

  • 11th Edition - June 24, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Keith L Moore, T.V.N. Persaud, Mark G. Torchia
  • Language: English

Extensively revised to incorporate recent research and current clinical practice, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, South Asia Edition, covers all aspects of… Read more

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Extensively revised to incorporate recent research and current clinical practice, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, South Asia Edition, covers all aspects of normal and abnormal embryonic and fetal development. In a clear, concise manner and lavishly illustrated throughout, this textbook is designed to successfully meet the needs of medical and health sciences profession students, as well as those in graduate programs. It provides an easy-to-digest, comprehensive review of what can be a complex and challenging subject.

Key features

• Guides readers month by month and stage by stage through embryo and fetal organ and systems development, using full-color photographs of clinical cases, relevant modern medical imaging, and numerous high-quality supportive figures.• Includes many new 3D HD color rendered images of embryos and fetuses, as well as 3D reconstructions of whole embryos.• Provides clinically-oriented problems for each chapter, with corresponding answers and explanations designed to facilitate discussion and learning. In addition, multiple-choice questions and answers are available online for supportive self-assessment.• Features 18 exceptional color animations, now with narration, to help students as they explore and learn the complexity of embryological development.• Provides the knowledge base needed for today’s examinations, including USMLE Step 1, as well as for future clinical practice.• Thoroughly updated information includes new annotations on fundamental molecular events during embryogenesis, now required for many professional examinations.• Includes enhanced clinical material in all chapters, with updated tables, Clinical Case highlights and a critical chapter on common signalling pathways during development that covers gene editing (CRISPR/Cas9), induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS), a revision of the sonic hedgehog signalling pathway; and more.• Details how molecular biology has affected clinical practice, including techniques such as recumbent DNA technology and stem cell manipulation.

Table of contents

1  Introduction to Human Development2  First Week of Human Development3  Second Week of Human Development4  Third Week of Human Development5  Fourth to Eighth Weeks of Human Development6  Fetal Period: Ninth Week to Birth7  Placenta and Fetal Membranes8  Body Cavities, Mesenteries, and Diaphragm9  Pharyngeal Apparatus, Face, and Neck10  Respiratory System11  Alimentary System12  Urogenital System13  Cardiovascular System14  Skeletal System15  Muscular System16  Development of Limbs17  Nervous System18  Development of Eyes and Ears19  Integumentary System20  Human Birth Defects21  Common Signaling Pathways Used During Development

Product details

  • Edition: 11
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 16, 2025
  • Language: English

About the author

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Mark G. Torchia

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Associate Professor, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences; Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada