Lecture - 2014 Course Introduction

Course Introduction

Course coordinator

This first lecture will be a general introduction to the course and the subject of Embryology. Firstly, an introduction to the course, its content, method of presentation, assessment and an opportunity to ask questions. Secondly, some historic background to the subject and related current Australian trends. I do not expect you to remember specific historic dates or statistical data, this is provided as an introduction to the topic. I like my lectures to be interactive, so ask me questions and I will also be asking you questions!

Objectives

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Understand the course objectives and assessment. Brief understanding of the historic background of embryology. Brief understanding of Australian data. Broad overview of human development.  ‎‎Human Development Page | Play

ANAT2341 Course Outline

Human embryonic development (week 1 to 8)

I will spend the first half going through the current course design, online support and assessment criteria. This is an opportunity to ask the coordinator questions about the course.

Course Links: Homepage | Overview | Timetable | Moodle

Email me for any additional information or to make an appointment.

Textbooks

• Either of the textbooks listed below are recommended for this course and page references to both are given in each lecture.
• Both textbooks available at campus bookshop and online to UNSW students.
• There are additional embryology textbooks that can also be used, consult course organizer.

The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (10th edn)
UNSW Students have online access to the current 10th edn. through the UNSW Library subscription (with student Zpass log-in). APA Citation: Moore, K.L., Persaud, T.V.N. & Torchia, M.G. (2015). The developing human: clinically oriented embryology (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders. Links: PermaLink | UNSW Embryology Textbooks | Embryology Textbooks | UNSW Library
Introduction to the Developing Human First Week of Human Development Second Week of Human Development Third Week of Human Development Fourth to Eighth Weeks of Human Development Fetal Period Placenta and Fetal Membranes Body Cavities and Diaphragm Pharyngeal Apparatus, Face, and Neck Respiratory System Alimentary System Urogenital System Cardiovascular System Skeletal System Muscular System Development of Limbs Nervous System Development of Eyes and Ears Integumentary System Human Birth Defects Common Signaling Pathways Used During Development Appendix : Discussion of Clinically Oriented Problems

History

History - Embryologists | Embryology History | Human Embryo Collections

Braune - The Position of the Uterus and Fetus at Term (1872)]]

Wilhelm His (1831-1904) His's Normentafel (Normal Table) Anatomie menschlicher Embryonen (1882)
Franz Keibel (1861 - 1929) Franz Keibel and Curt Elze (1908) Normal Plates of the Development of the Human Embryo
Franklin Mall (1862-1917) Carnegie Collection

Australian Data

1 August 2014 at 03:53:30 PM (Canberra time), the resident population of Australia is projected to be: 23,550,233.

Australian Statistics
Australia’s mothers and babies (2011)	Assisted reproductive technology in Australia and New Zealand (2010)
Average maternal age in 2011 was 30.0 years, the same as 2009 but still more than the earlier years (2000, 29.0 years; 2002, 29.4 years).	Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) was used by 3.8% (2009, 3.6%) of women who gave birth.

Victoria - 10 most reported birth anomalies
Based upon statistics from the Victorian Perinatal Data Collection Unit in Victoria between 2003-2004.
Hypospadias (More? Development Animation - Genital Male External | Genital Abnormalities - Hypospadia) Obstructive Defects of the Renal Pelvis (obstructive defects of the renal pelvis, uteropelvic junction obstruction, pelvo-uterero junction obstruction) Term describing a developmental renal abnormality due to partial or complete blockage of the drainage of the kidney pelvis requiring surgical correction. The blockage can also have several causes including: unusual ureter twisting or bending, ureter compression by a blood vessel, malformations of the muscular wall. The blockage leads to an accumulation of urine in the affected region, with several potential effects: nephron damage from compression (hydronephrosis); decreased urine output leading to lack of amniotic fluid (oligohydramnios); respiratory development effects due to the lack of amniotic fluid. The most common type of obstruction is at the uteropelvic junction (UPJ), between the junction of the ureter and the kidney. Blockage lower as the ureter enters the bladder, the ureterovesicular junction (UVJ), usually involves only one kidney and the back flow enlarges the affected ureter (megaureter). (More? Renal System - Abnormalities | Renal System Development) Ventricular Septal Defect (More? Cardiovascular Abnormalities - Ventricular Septal Defect) Heart Development Timeline (see Basic Cardiac Embryology) Congenital Dislocated Hip (More? Musculoskelal Abnormalities - Congenital Dislocation of the Hip (CDH)) (DHH, congenital dislocated hip, congenital hip dislocation, congenital hip dysplasia) Term describes a spectrum of musculoskeletal disorders of hip instability due either to the femoral head being able to move outside the acetabulum (luxation or dislocation), or abnormally within the acetabulum (subluxation or partial dislocation). This includes presentation following a normal examination of the hips in the newborn period (Ortolani and Barlow tests). When detected can be managed with splinting (Denis-Browne splint) allows the hip joint to develop normally and does not require surgery. If undetected and left untreated, the hip joint develops abnormally and surgical reduction is required. (More? Musculoskeletal System Development) Trisomy 21 or Down syndrome - (More? Trisomy 21) Hydrocephalus (More? Neural Abnormalities - Hydrocephalus | NINDS - Hydrocephalus Fact Sheet | Hydrocephalus Support Association | USA National Hydrocephalus Foundation) Cleft Palate (More? Development Animation - Palate 1 | Development Animation - Palate 2 | Cleft Palate) Trisomy 18 or Edward Syndrome - multiple abnormalities of the heart, diaphragm, lungs, kidneys, ureters and palate 86% discontinued (More? Trisomy 18) Renal Agenesis/Dysgenesis - reduction in neonatal death and stillbirth since 1993 may be due to the more severe cases being identified in utero and being represented amongst the increased proportion of terminations (approximately 31%). (More? Renal Abnormalities - Renal Agenesis) Cleft Lip and Palate - occur with another defect in 33.7% of cases. (More? Cleft Lip)

Human Development

2014 Course: Week 2 Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lab 1 | Week 3 Lecture 3 Lecture 4 Lab 2 | Week 4 Lecture 5 Lecture 6 Lab 3 | Week 5 Lecture 7 Lecture 8 Lab 4 | Week 6 Lecture 9 Lecture 10 Lab 5 | Week 7 Lecture 11 Lecture 12 Lab 6 | Week 8 Lecture 13 Lecture 14 Lab 7 | Week 9 Lecture 15 Lecture 16 Lab 8 | Week 10 Lecture 17 Lecture 18 Lab 9 | Week 11 Lecture 19 Lecture 20 Lab 10 | Week 12 Lecture 21 Lecture 22 Lab 11 | Week 13 Lecture 23 Lecture 24 Lab 12
Student Projects - Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 | Moodle

Glossary Links

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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2026, February 27) Embryology Lecture - 2014 Course Introduction. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Lecture_-_2014_Course_Introduction

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