ANAT2341 Embryology 2012

Introduction

Dr Mark Hill, course coordinator

The course coordinator is Dr Mark Hill, my office is located in Wallace Wurth ground floor room G20.

ANAT2341 is a second semester course commencing in July 2012.

--Mark Hill 08:41, 21 June 2012 (EST) I am currently preparing the online course materials for 2012. Many links may still point to last year's pages.

Welcome to Embryology in 2012 and thank you for choosing this exciting topic! In the past 20 years as a researcher I have seen enormous changes in our understanding of this subject and the methods we employ to further our knowledge in this field. This topic and its associated methodologies are now found at the core of scientific investigations and key to current medical research.

This page will introduce the current course and link to related online resources (bookmark this as your start page). This is a new online resource, content and links will be added during your current course. Feel free to explore the site and prepare yourself for the upcoming course by some background reading.

Course Links

• ANAT2341_Course_outline_2012.pdf‎ PDF Document - Course handout PDF 6 pages Clicking this link will automatically open the document in your web browser.
• ANAT2341 Course Timetable 2012 the current planned course timetable.
• Student Pages page containing links to all individual student pages and group project pages.

Template Pages containing no content: ANAT2341 Course Timetable 2012 | ANAT2341 2012 Students

The first 8 weeks of human embryological development.

Course details

Summary of the Course

This course will introduce embryological development as a major topic within medical sciences. Students completing this course will have a broad understanding of: human development, some animal models of development and current related research topics. Experts and researchers from within the field contribute to the current course.

Aims of the Course

1. This course will enable students to explore and gain further understanding of embryology through the investigation of development in both humans and animal models with a direct emphasis of their application to emerging research and reproductive technologies.
2. This course will enable students to broadly understand abnormalities in development and current applications to medical research.

Student learning outcomes

At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Describe the key events in early and systematic embryological development.
2. Apply developmental theory to abnormalities of development and current medical research techniques.
3. Complete tasks in scientific communication either online, written and by oral presentation.
4. Work in small research groups and carry out peer assessment by completing an online group project.

Graduate Attributes

The students will be encouraged to develop the following Graduate Attributes by undertaking the selected activities and knowledge content. These attributes will be assessed within the prescribed assessment tasks.

At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Investigate embryological development by scholarly enquiry of research literature.
2. Apply developmental theory to anatomical development.
3. Undertake basic research by applying analytical and critical thinking.
4. Create online individual and group projects that demonstrate initiative and collaborative work.

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. There are additional embryology textbooks that can also be used, consult course organizer. See also Embryology Textbooks

The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (8th ed.)

Keith L. Moore, T.V.N. Persaud, Mark G. Torchia. (2011). The Developing Human: clinically oriented embryology (9th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders. Description: xix, 540 p. p. : ill., ports. Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, c2013. ISBN: 9781437720020 (pbk.) NLM Unique ID: 101561564 The following chapter links only work with a UNSW connection.

• Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Developing Human

• Chapter 2 – First Week of Human Development

• Chapter 3 – Second Week of Human Development

• Chapter 4 – Third Week of Human Development

• Chapter 5 – Fourth to Eighth Weeks of Human Development

• Chapter 6 – Ninth Week to Birth: The Fetal Period

• Chapter 7 - Placenta and Fetal Membranes

• Chapter 8 – Body Cavities and Diaphragm

• Chapter 9 – Pharyngeal Apparatus, Face, and Neck

• Chapter 10 – Respiratory System

• Chapter 11 – Alimentary System

• Chapter 12 - Urogenital System

• Chapter 13 - Cardiovascular System

• Chapter 14 - Skeletal System

• Chapter 15 - Muscular System

• Chapter 16 – Development of Limbs

• Chapter 17 – Nervous System

• Chapter 18 – Development of Eyes and Ears

• Chapter 19 – Integumentary System

• Chapter 20 – Human Birth Defects

• Chapter 21 – Common Signaling Pathways Used During Development

• Appendix : Discussion of Clinically Oriented Problems

Larsen’s Human Embryology (4th ed.)

Schoenwolf, G.C., Bleyl, S.B., Brauer, P.R. and Francis-West, P.H. (2009). Larsen’s Human Embryology (4th ed.). New York; Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. The following chapter links only work with a UNSW connection and can also be accessed through this UNSW Library connection.

• Chapter 1 - Gametogenesis, Fertilization, and First Week

• Chapter 2 - Second Week: Becoming Bilaminar and Fully Implanting

• Chapter 3 - Third Week: Becoming Trilaminar and Establishing Body Axes

• Chapter 4 - Fourth Week: Forming the Embryo

• Chapter 5 - Principles and Mechanisms of Morphogenesis and Dysmorphogenesis

• Chapter 6 - Fetal Development and the Fetus as Patient

• Chapter 7 - Development of the Skin and Its Derivatives

• Chapter 8 - Development of the Musculoskeletal System

• Chapter 9 - Development of the Central Nervous System

• Chapter 10 - Development of the Peripheral Nervous System

• Chapter 11 - Development of the Respiratory System and Body Cavities

• Chapter 12 - Development of the Heart

• Chapter 13 - Development of the Vasculature

• Chapter 14 - Development of the Gastrointestinal Tract

• Chapter 15 - Development of the Urogenital System

• Chapter 16 - Development of the Pharyngeal Apparatus and Face

• Chapter 17 - Development of the Ears and Eyes

• Chapter 18 - Development of the Limbs

Publisher Links: The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology | Larsen’s Human Embryology