High-yield embryology
By: Ronald W. Dudek.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: High-yield series
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9780781768726
Subjects: Embryology, Human -- Outlines, syllabi, etc; Embryology -- Examination Questions; Embryology -- Outlines; Embryonic Development -- Examination Questions; Embryonic Development -- Outlines; Fetal Development -- Examination Questions; Fetal Development -- Outlines
Genres: Outlines, syllabi, etc.; Examination Questions.; Outlines.
Description: This book provides a concise, focused review of embryology information needed for the USMLE Step 1. Chapters cover prefertilization events and the embryonic period, embryologic development of each organ system, chromosomal abnormalities, inherited diseases, teratology and more. To prepare students for the clinical vignettes on the USMLE, the book includes numerous clinical cases with words and phrases that patients use. A mini-atlas at the end of each chapter presents photographs, MRIs, CT scans, and radiographs of various congenital malformations.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Prefertilization events; title: Week 1 (days 1-7); title: Week 2 (days 8-14); title: Embryonic period (weeks 3-8); title: Placenta, amniotic fluid, and umbilical cord; title: Cardiovascular system; title: Digestive system; title: Urinary system; title: Female reproductive system; title: Male reproductive system; title: Respiratory system; title: Head and neck; title: Nervous system; title: Ear; title: Eye; title: Body cavities; title: Integumentary system; title: Skeletal system; title: Muscular system; title: Pregnancy; title: Numerical chromosomal anomalies; title: Structural chromosomal anomalies; title: Single-gene inherited diseases; title: Multifactorial inherited diseases; title: Teratology.