The Anatomy of the Human Embryo: A Scanning Electron-Microscopic Atlas

Contents

Introduction
Acknowledgements

1. External Aspects

1.1 The External Form of the Embryo
1.2 The Development of the Face
1.3 The Development of the Pharyngeal Arches
1.4 The Development of the Upper Limb
1.5 The Development of the Lower Limb
1.6 The Development of the External Genitalia

2. Endodermal Organs in the Head and Neck

2.1 The Development of the Walls of the Oral Cavity
2.2 The Development of the Nose
2.3 The Development of the Palate
2.4 The Development of the Pharynx
2.5 The Development of the Larynx
2.6 The Position of the Thymus and the Parathyroid Gland

3. Organs in the Thorax

3.1 The Development of the Heart
3.2 The Development of the Lungs

4. Organs in the Abdomen

4.1 The Development of the Small Intestine
4.2 The Development of the Liver
4.3 The Great Vessels of the Trunk
4.4 The Development of the Stomach
4.5 The Origin of the Spleen
4.6 The Development of the Pancreas

5. Urogenital Organs

5.1–5.4 The Development of the Urinary Organs
5.5 The Development of the Gonads
5.6 The Reproductive Pathways

6. Brain and Sensory Organs

6.1 The Development of the Brain
6.2 The Development of the Eye
6.3 The Middle and the Internal Ear
6.4 The Spinal Cord

Index