Foundations - Lecture - Intro to Human DevelopmentHuman development is one of the most exciting topics to study not only as a medical student, but also for our fundamental understanding of the human body.
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Cell Structure (structure and function)
Cell Division (mitosis, meiosis, lifespan, cell death)
4 Basic Tissues (Epithelial, Connective, Muscular, Nervous)
Background Reading Textbooks | Human Embryology Movies
Gonads and Germ Cells Human Menstrual Cycle | Week 1 | Oogenesis | Spermatogenesis |
Fertilization Week 1 - Fertilization | In Vivo Fertilization | In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) | Pregnancy Test | Week 1 and 2 Overview |
Implantation Human Embryology Movies | Week 2 Movies |
Germ Layers Week 3 - Gastrulation | Week 3 Movies | Germ Layers Overview |
Embryo Stages Carnegie Stages (week 1 to 8) Week 4 - Heart | Human (7 weeks) Ultrasound |
Fetus Fetal Development (week 9 to 36) | Development Week by Week
Development Support Placenta
Developmental Defects Abnormal Development | Ultrasound Movies | Critical Periods
Don't confuse "germ cell layers" (ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm) with "germ cells" (egg, spermatazoa).
Remember the difference between "clinical weeks" (last menstral period) and "embryonic weeks" (from fertilization, 2 weeks later).
Revise meiosis and the difference between mechanism and timecourse for oogenesis and spermatogenesis in generating haploid gametes.
With abnormalities, think about the types of prenatal dianostic techniques that are now available, the 2 major types (genetic and environmental) and the effect of maternal age/lifestyle.
UNSW Embryology
Embryo stages | Fetal Dev | Dev Notes 1 | Dev Notes 2 | System Notes | Timeline of Human Dev
Sadler Image Bank: Human Menstrual Cycle | Week 1 and 2 | Conceptus Implantation | Gastrulation | Germ Cell Layers |
Embryo Images: Embryo Images Online | Early Cell Populations and Establishment of Body Form | Germ Layers and Initial Gastrulation (Week 3) | Form Changes (Week 3)
Molecular Biology of the Cell (4th ed.) Alberts, Bruce; Johnson, Alexander; Lewis, Julian; Raff, Martin; Roberts, Keith; Walter, Peter New York and London: Garland Science; c2002 Fertilization | Human fertilization | Mammalian Development | The early stages of mouse development |
Developmental Biology (6th ed.) Gilbert, Scott F. Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates, Inc.; c2000. Snapshot Summary: Fertilization | Nuclear events in the fertilization | Development of a human embryo from fertilization to implantation | Implantation of the mammalian blastocyst into the uterus | Some agents thought to cause disruptions in human fetal development |
The Cell - A Molecular Approach (2nd ed.) Cooper, Geoffrey M. Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates, Inc; c2000. Fertilization and Meiosis | Fertilization and completion of meiosis |
Clinical Methods (3rd ed.) Walker, H.K.; Hall, W.D.; Hurst, J.W.; editors Stoneham (MA): Butterworth Publishers; c1990 A 28-day menstrual cycle | Birth Control | First-year Failure Rates of Birth Control Methods |
Eurekah Bioscience Collection Chapters taken from the Eurekah Bioscience database. Eurekah.com and Landes Bioscience; 2003. Preimplantation embryo development | Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: Screening for Aneuploidy in Human Oocytes and Polar Bodies | Cytogenetics of Human Sperm |
Biochemistry Berg, Jeremy M.; Tymoczko, John L.; and Stryer, Lubert. New York: W. H. Freeman and Co.; 2002. Pathways for the Formation for Androgens and Estrogens |
Use the alphabetical list below to find definitions of terms that are new to you.
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Movie of Human Embryo Growth (this shows a human embryo growing, all images are to scale)
Movie of Mouse Embryo Growth (this shows a mouse embryo growing)
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Embryo stages
Fetal Dev
Dev Notes 1
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System Notes
Acknowledgements
Practical 15
Introduction
1. Week 1 and 2
2. Week 3 and 4
3. Week 1 to 8
4. Week 9 to 36
5. Neonatal
6. Critical Periods
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Class Notes
Serial Images
K12 Students
Abnormal
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Dev Biol (Gilbert)
Welcome to a Lecture and Practical class in Embryology with me in the new medical curriculum!
This lecture is going to take you briefly through human development. Concepts will later be developed through the BGD course.
Practical Notes are being updated for 2008.
This is sometimes not an easy topic to study with many very specific terms, dynamic processes and transient structures. For new terms or concepts that you don't understand use the Glossary link or Search UNSW Embryology window.
This will be followed by a practical class (links on left) to reinforce these concepts and explore human development for yourself. (More ? Practical 15).
Concepts you learn in this current class will be built upon in future laboratories and lectures.
These notes and linked materials have been prepared for Educational purposes only.
Please email Dr Mark Hill if you wish to make a comment about this current project.
