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Human 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. | Human 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. This lecture is going to take you briefly through key concepts in human development, these will later be explored in more detail through the BGD course. | ||
==Aim== | |||
# Purpose of learning embryology | |||
# Basic facts about early human development | |||
# Appreciate differences between the conceptus, embryo and fetus | |||
# General understanding of the term “critical periods” of development | |||
Revision as of 08:41, 28 January 2010
Introduction
Human 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. This lecture is going to take you briefly through key concepts in human development, these will later be explored in more detail through the BGD course.
Aim
- Purpose of learning embryology
- Basic facts about early human development
- Appreciate differences between the conceptus, embryo and fetus
- General understanding of the term “critical periods” of development
