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Vibrantly illustrated with full-color diagrams and clinical images, Langman's Medical Embryology, Fourteenth Edition helps medical, nursing, and health professions students confidently develop a basic understanding of embryology and its clinical relevance. Concise chapter summaries, captivating clinical correlates boxes, clinical problems, and a clear, concise writing style make the subject matter accessible and engaging to students throughout their courses. Updated content reflects the latest clinical findings on the effects of the Zika virus, urogenital system disorders, and more. Clinical Correlates boxes tie clinically relevant content to case-based scenarios students may encounter in practice. More than 400 full-color illustrations, micrographs, and clinical images clarify key aspects of embryonic development. Problems to Solve with accompanying answers help assess student understanding. Chapter summaries and an expanded glossary reinforce understanding of key development stages, terms, and clinical conditions. Illustrated Development Chart provides visually guides students through the stages of embryonic development at a glance. Updated online review questions with answers help students test their understanding and identify areas of weakness. "Every student will be affected by pregnancy, either their mother's, because what happens in the womb does not necessarily stay in the womb, or by someone else's. As health care professionals, you will often encounter women of childbearing age who may be pregnant, or you may have children of your own, or maybe it is a friend who is pregnant. In any case, pregnancy and childbirth are relevant to all of us, and unfortunately, these processes often culminate in negative outcomes. For example, 50% of all embryos are spontaneously aborted. Furthermore, prematurity and birth defects are the leading causes of infant mortality and major contributors to disabilities. Fortunately, new strategies can improve pregnancy outcomes, and health care professionals have a major role to play in implementing these initiatives. However, a basic knowledge of embryology is essential to the success of these strategies, and with this knowledge, every health care professional can play a role in providing healthier babies. To accomplish its goal of providing a basic understanding of embryology and its clinical relevance, Langman's Medical Embryology retains its unique approach of combining an economy of text with excellent diagrams and clinical images. It stresses the clinical importance of the subject by providing numerous clinical examples that result from abnormal embryological events. The following pedagogic features and updates in the 14th edition help facilitate student learning"--Provided by publisher "Every student will be affected by pregnancy, either their mother's, because what happens in the womb does not necessarily stay in the womb, or by someone else's. As health care professionals, you will often encounter women of childbearing age who may be pregnant, or you may have children of your own, or maybe it is a friend who is pregnant. In any case, pregnancy and childbirth are relevant to all of us, and unfortunately, these processes often culminate in negative outcomes. For example, 50% of all embryos are spontaneously aborted. Furthermore, prematurity and birth defects are the leading causes of infant mortality and major contributors to disabilities. Fortunately, new strategies can improve pregnancy outcomes, and health care professionals have a major role to play in implementing these initiatives. However, a basic knowledge of embryology is essential to the success of these strategies, and with this knowledge, every health care professional can play a role in providing healthier babies. To accomplish its goal of providing a basic understanding of embryology and its clinical relevance, Langman's Medical Embryology retains its unique approach of combining an economy of text with excellent diagrams and clinical images. It stresses the clinical importance of the subject by providing numerous clinical examples that result from abnormal embryological events. The following pedagogic features and updates in the 14th edition help facilitate student learning"--Résumé de l'éditeur Cover......Page 1 Periods of Susceptibility to Teratogenesis......Page 3 Embryonic Development in Days......Page 4 LANGMAN Medical Embryology......Page 7 LANGMAN Medical Embryology FOURTEENTH EDITION......Page 9 Copyright......Page 10 Dedication......Page 11 Preface......Page 13 Index......Page 0 Introduction......Page 18 Part 1 General Embryology......Page 20 Introduction to Molecular Regulation and Signaling......Page 22 Gametogenesis: Conversion of Germ Cells into Male and Female Gametes......Page 33 First Week of Development: Ovulation to Implantation......Page 53 Second Week of Development: Bilaminar Germ Disc......Page 69 Third Week of Development: Trilaminar Germ Disc......Page 78 Third to Eighth Weeks: The Embryonic Period......Page 91 The Gut Tube and the Body Cavities......Page 115 Third Month to Birth: The Fetus and Placenta......Page 125 Birth Defects and Prenatal Diagnosis......Page 147 Part 2 Systems-Based Embryology......Page 164 The Axial Skeleton......Page 166 Muscular System......Page 179 Limbs......Page 186 Cardiovascular System......Page 198 Respiratory System......Page 242 Digestive System......Page 249 Urogenital System......Page 275 Head and Neck......Page 303 Central Nervous System......Page 332 Ear......Page 370 Eye......Page 379 Integumentary System......Page 389 Part 3 Appendix......Page 396 Answers to Problems......Page 398 Figure Credits......Page 410 Glossary of Key Terms......Page 416