The Developing Human

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780443116988 Author(s): Mark G. Torchia Format: Paperback Year: 2024 Edition: 12th Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences Pages: 520

Description: Selected for 2025 Doodyâs Core Titles® with 'Essential Purchase' designation in Anatomy/EmbryologyProviding an easy-to-digest, comprehensive review of what can be a complex and challenging subject, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 12th Edition, covers all aspects of normal and abnormal embryonic and fetal development. In a clear, concise manner, this lavishly illustrated text has been extensively revised to incorporate recent research and current clinical practice guidelines, meeting the needs of medical and health sciences students as well as those in graduate programs. Online features include multiple-choice questions and narrated animations to further support student success.Guides you 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 figuresCovers timely topics such as signaling pathways used during development, epigenetics, gene editing and CRISPR/Cas9 technology, reproductive in-vitro technology, stem-cell culture and creation and use of human organoids and early embryoids, morphogens, new teratogens (infections and environmental chemicals), and clinical genetics of common birth defectsEmphasizes modern clinical imaging techniques, with many new 3D HD color rendered images of embryos and fetuses, 3D constructions of whole embryos, and imaging updates to sections on the head and neck, genitourinary system, ovarian development, nervous system, eyes, and integumentary systemDetails how molecular biology has affected clinical practice, including techniques such as recumbent DNA technology and stem cell manipulationContains clinical âBlue Boxesâ cases with answers to questions, numerous illustrations, crisp medical ima