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This page links to full versions of some historic embryology textbooks.

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Pages where the terms "Historic" (textbooks, papers, people, recommendations) appear on this site, and sections within pages where this disclaimer appears, indicate that the content and scientific understanding are specific to the time of publication. This means that while some scientific descriptions are still accurate, the terminology and interpretation of the developmental mechanisms reflect the understanding at the time of original publication and those of the preceding periods, these terms, interpretations and recommendations may not reflect our current scientific understanding.     (More? Embryology History | Historic Embryology Papers)

Students by definition are learning about a topic, so it would seem contrary to the function of an educational site to include information that may be either incorrect or inaccurate. On the other hand, I think it is also important to understand how we achieved our current understanding of embryology and the researchers, discoverers and educators who have made important contributions. I therefore offer the following student study suggestions: Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced

Beginner students

You are just starting your studies and trying to understand basic embryology and development concepts.

Should probably avoid any content on the site labeled "Historic". The content may confuse or mislead your understanding of basic concepts in embryology and development. Begin with the notes pages linked from the image on the Main Page, or from the Site Map (excluding the history section of site).

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This means you have attended some lectures and practical classes, worked through some of the site notes pages, or studied an embryology textbook. I would still suggest caution when approaching historic material, be sure that you understand the current embryology theories. General observations of how long development takes and the appearance of the human and animal models embryos at different times will not have changed!

Historic images are generally more accurate than some of the accompanying notes pages where the images appear. Some of the labeled structures may have historic names that have been updated or changed in current descriptions, if in doubt use the Glossary. You may also note how many of the textbook images have been based upon some of these historic drawing.

Advanced students

You have a good understanding of embryology and development concepts.

This means that you not only understand, but can also explain clearly to others key developmental concepts. This also implies you understand the differences between recent findings, current controversies and research directions. Now is the time to confidently look back through the historic materials.

These historic materials will provide a context of how we arrived at our current understanding. Importantly, note the date on the page and consider what scientific techniques were available at that time and concurrent discoveries in biology and science.

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Historic Embryology Textbooks - by Topic
Year	Textbook	Germ Cells	Fertilization	Week 1	Week 2	Gastrulation	Ectoderm	Somitogenesis	Cardiovascular	Placenta	Gastrointestinal Tract	Nervous System	Sensory System	Musculoskeletal System	Integumentary	Respiratory	Renal	Genital	Head
1892	Text-Book of the Embryology of Man and Mammals	Description of the Sexual Products	Maturation of the Egg and Fertilisation	The Process of Cleavage	Two Primary Germ-Layers	Germ-Layer Theory	Outer Germ-Layer	Primitive Segments	Connective Substance and Blood Blood-vessel System	Foetal Membranes Reptiles and Birds | Mammals | Man	Alimentary Tube and Organs	Nervous System	Sensory Organs	Skeleton Intermediate Layer or Mesenchyme	Skin and Accessory Organs
1897	Human Embryology	Germ Cells History of the Genoblasts and the Theory of Sex	Fertilization	Week 1	Week 2	Gastrulation Primitive Streak The Medullary Groove, Notochord and Neurenteric Canals	Ectoderm	Somitogenesis Segmentation	Cardiovascular Blood, Blood-Vessels and Heart Origin Transformations of the Heart and Blood-Vessels	Placenta Chorion | Amnion and Proamnion | The Yolk Sack, Allantois and Umbilical Cord | Placenta	Gastrointestinal Tract Entodermal Canal	Nervous System The Nervous System	Sensory System Sense Organs	Musculoskeletal System Skeleton and Limbs | Muscular System	Integumentary The Epidermal System	Respiratory Splanchnocoele and Diaphragm	Renal Urogenital System Origin Urogenital System	Genital Urogenital System Origin Urogenital System	Head Mouth Cavity and Face
1902	Human Embryology and Morphology	Germ Cells Ovum	Fertilization	Week 1	Week 2	Gastrulation	Ectoderm	Somitogenesis Segmentation of the Body	Cardiovascular Circulatory System	Placenta Connection between Foetus and Uterus	Gastrointestinal Tract Organs of Digestion	Nervous System Brain and Spinal Cord	Sensory System Hearing Sight Olfactory	Musculoskeletal System Spinal Column and Back Body Wall, Ribs, Sternum The Cranium Limbs Pubo-femoral Region, Pelvic Floor and Fascia	Integumentary Skin and Appendages Teeth	Respiratory The Respiratory System	Renal Uro-genital System	Genital Uro-genital System	Head Development or the Face Development of the Pharynx and Neck
1907	A Text-book of Embryology	Germ Cells Male and Female Sexual Elements - Fertilization	Fertilization 1 Male and Female Sexual Elements - Fertilization	Week 1 2 Ovum Segmentation - Blastodermic Vesicle	Week 2 2 Ovum Segmentation - Blastodermic Vesicle	Gastrulation 3 Germ-layers - Primitive Streak	Ectoderm 4 Embryo Differentiation - Neural Canal - Somites	Somitogenesis 4 Embryo Differentiation - Neural Canal - Somites	Cardiovascular 10 Vascular System	Placenta 6 Decidual Ovum Embedding - Placenta - Umbilical Cord 5 Body-wall - Intestinal Canal - Fetal Membranes	Gastrointestinal Tract 11 Digestive System	Nervous System 15 Nervous System	Sensory System 16 Sense Organs	Musculoskeletal System 17 Muscular System | 18 Skeleton and Limbs	Integumentary 14 Skin and Appendages	Respiratory 12 Respiratory System	Renal 13 Genito-urinary System	Genital 13 Genito-urinary System	Head 9 Face and Mouth
1910, 1912	Manual of Human Embryology I, Manual of Human Embryology II	Germ Cells The Germ Cells	Fertilization Fertilization	Week 1	Week 2	Gastrulation Gastrulation	Ectoderm	Somitogenesis Segmentation First Primitive Segment	Cardiovascular Vascular System	Placenta Placenta	Gastrointestinal Tract Digestive Tract and Respiration	Nervous System Nervous System	Sensory System Sense-Organs	Musculoskeletal System Muscular System Skeleton and Connective Tissues	Integumentary Integument	Respiratory Coelom and Diaphragm Digestive Tract and Respiration	Renal Urinogenital Organs	Genital Urinogenital Organs	Head
Year 1917	Textbook Manual of Human Embryology	Germ Cells Germ Cells	Fertilization	Week 1	Week 2	Gastrulation Germ Layers	Ectoderm	Somitogenesis	Cardiovascular Vascular System	Placenta Fetal Membranes	Gastrointestinal Tract Entodermal Canal	Nervous System Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System	Sensory System	Musculoskeletal System Skeleton and Muscles	Integumentary	Respiratory	Renal Urogenital System	Genital Urogenital System	Head
Year 1921	Textbook Text-Book of Embryology	Germ Cells Germ cells	Fertilization Fertilization	Week 1	Week 2	Gastrulation	Ectoderm	Somitogenesis	Cardiovascular Vascular	Placenta Foetal Membranes	Gastrointestinal Tract Alimentary tube and organs	Nervous System Nervous System	Sensory System Special Sense	Musculoskeletal System Muscular Connective tissues and skeletal	Integumentary Integumentary	Respiratory Respiratory Coelom, Diaphragm and Mesenteries	Renal Urogenital	Genital Urogenital	Head

1774 Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrada

Hunter W. Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrada (The anatomy of the human gravid uterus exhibited in figures) (1774)

1833 Embryologie ou ovologie humaine

Velpeau A. Embryology or human ovology: containing the descriptive and iconographic history of the human egg (Embryologie ou ovologie humaine : contenant l'histoire descriptive et iconographique de l'oeuf humain) (1833)

1883 - The Elements of Embryology

Foster M. Balfour FM. Sedgwick A. and Heape W. The Elements of Embryology (1883) Vol. 1. (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan and Co.

Foster M. Balfour FM. Sedgwick A. and Heape W. The Elements of Embryology (1883) Vol. 2. (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan and Co.

The Elements of Embryology 1883 1 Chicken : Hen's egg and the beginning of incubation | Whole history of incubation | day 1 of incubation | first half of day 2 | second half of day 2 | day 3 | day 4 | day 5 | day 6-21 | Appendix | Figures as Gallery 2 Mammalian: General Development of the Embryo | Embryonic Membranes and Yolk-Sac | Organs from Epiblast | Organs from Mesoblast | Alimentary Canal | Appendix | Figures as Gallery

1885 - The Works of Francis Balfour

Francis Balfour (1851-1882)

Foster M. and Sedgwick A. The Works of Francis Balfour Vol. I. Separate Memoirs (1885) MacMillan and Co., London.

Foster M. and Sedgwick A. The Works of Francis Balfour Vol. II. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology 1. (1885) MacMillan and Co., London.

Foster M. and Sedgwick A. The Works of Francis Balfour Vol. III. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology 2 (1885) MacMillan and Co., London.

Foster M. and Sedgwick A. The Works of Francis Balfour Vol. IV. Plates (1885) MacMillan and Co., London.

1887 - An Introduction to the Study of Embryology

Haddon An Introduction to the Study of Embryology. (1887) P. Blakiston, Son & Co., Philadelphia.

Introduction to Embryology 1887: Chapter I. Maturation and Fertilisation of Ovum | Chapter II. Segmentation and Gastrulation | Chapter III. Formation of Mesoblast | Chapter IV. General Formation of the Body and Appendages | Chapter V. Organs from Epiblast | Chapter VI Organs from Hypoblast | Chapter VII. Organs from Mesoblast | Chapter VIII. General Considerations | Appendix A | Appendix B

1888 - Atlas d'Embryologie

Duval M. Atlas d'embryologie (1889) G. Masson, Libraire De L'académie De Médecine Paris, France.

1892 - Text-Book of the Embryology of Man and Mammals

By Hertwig, O. (1892) Text-Book of the Embryology of Man and Mammals Description of the Sexual Products | The Phenomena of the Maturation of the Egg and the Process of Fertilisation | The Process of Cleavage | General Discussion of the Principles of Development | The Development of the Two Primary Germ-Layers | The Development of the Two Middle Germ-Layers | History of the Germ-Layer Theory | Development of the Primitive Segments | Development of Connective Substance and Blood | Establishment of the External Form of the Body | The Foetal Membranes of Reptiles and Birds | The Foetal Membranes of Mammals | The Foetal Membranes of Man | The Organs of the Inner Germ-Layer - The Alimentary Tube with its Appended Organs | The Organs of the Outer Germ-Layer | The Development of the Nervous System | The Development of the Sensory Organs | The Development of the Skin and its Accessory Organs | The Organs of the Intermediate Layer or Mesenchyme | The Development of the Blood-vessel System | The Development of the Skeleton

1893 - Vertebrate Embryology: A Text-book for Students and Practitioners

Marshall AM. Vertebrate Embryology: A Text-book for Students and Practitioners. (1893) Elder Smith & Co., London.

1893 - Uterine and Tubal Gestation

Bandler SW. Uterine and Tubal Gestation (1893) William Wood & Company, New York.

A study of the embedding and development of the human ovum, the early growth of the embryo, and the development of the syncytium and placental gland.

1895 - An Atlas of the Fertilization and Karyokinesis of the Ovum

Wilson EB. and Leaming E. An atlas of the fertilization and karyokinesis of the ovum. (1895) Macmillan and Co., London.

1896 - The Cell in Development and Inheritance

This textbook by E. B. Wilson was released as a first edition in 1896 and continued to be released from 1900 as second edition through to 1922.

Wilson EB. The Cell in Development and Inheritance. Second edition (1900) New York, 1900.

Cell development and inheritance (1900): Introduction | List of Figures | Chapter I General Sketch of the Cell | Chapter II Cell-division | Chapter III The Germ-cells | Chapter IV Fertilization of the Ovum | Chapter V Reduction of the Chromosomes, Oogenesis and Spermatogenesis | Chapter VI Some Problems of Cell-organization | Chapter VII Some Aspects of Cell-chemistry and Cell-physiology | Chapter VIII Cell-division and Development | Chapter IX Theories of Inheritance and Development | Glossary

1897 - Human Embryology

Charles Sedgwick Minot (1852–1914)

Human Embryology by Charles Sedgwick Minot (1897) New York; The Macmillan Company Human Embryology: Introduction | The Uterus | General Outline of Human Development | The Genital Products | History of the Genoblasts and the Theory of Sex | The Germ-Layers | Segmentation | Primitive Streak | Mesoderm and the Coelom | Germ-Layers General Remarks | The Embryo | The Medullary Groove, Notochord and Neurenteric Canals | Coelom Divisions; Mesenchyma Origin | Blood, Blood-Vessels and Heart Origin | Urogenital System Origin | The Archenteron and the Gill Clefts | Germinal Area, the Embryo and its Appendages | The Foetal Appendages | Chorion | Amnion and Proamnion | The Yolk Sack, Allantois and Umbilical Cord | Placenta | The Foetus | Growth and External Development Embryo and Foetus | Mesenchymal Tissues | Skeleton and Limbs | Muscular System | Splanchnocoele and Diaphragm | Urogenital System | Transformations of the Heart and Blood-Vessels | The Epidermal System | Mouth Cavity and Face | The Nervous System | Sense Organs | Entodermal Canal | Figures | References | Embryology History

1897 The Development of the Frog's Egg

An Introduction to Experimental Embryology Morgan TH. The development of the frog's egg: an introduction to experimental embryology. (1897) The Macmillan Co. London. Frog Development (1897): 1 Formation of the Sex-cells | 2 Polar Bodies and Fertilization | 3 Cross-fertilization Experiments | 4 Egg Cleavage | 5 Early Embryo | 6 Germ-layers | 7 Abnormal Embryos with Spina Bifida | 8 Pfluger's Experiments | 9 Born and Roux Experiments | 10 Cleavage Modification | 11 Effect of Blastomere Injury | 12 Interpretations of Experiments | 13 Endoderm | 14 Mesoderm | 15 Ectoderm | 16 Temperature and Light Effects | Literature | Figures

Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866-1945)

1900 - Chemical Embryology

Needham J. Chemical Embryology Vol. 1. (1900)

Needham J. Chemical Embryology Vol. 2. (1900)

1902 - Human Embryology and Morphology

Human Embryology and Morphology by Arthur Keith (1902) Human Embryology and Morphology (1902): Development or the Face | The Nasal Cavities and Olfactory Structures | Development of the Pharynx and Neck | Development of the Organ of Hearing | Development and Morphology of the Teeth | The Skin and its Appendages | The Development of the Ovum of the Foetus from the Ovum of the Mother | The Manner in which a Connection is Established between the Foetus and Uterus | The Uro-genital System | Formation of the Pubo-femoral Region, Pelvic Floor and Fascia | The Spinal Column and Back | The Segmentation of the Body | The Cranium | Development of the Structures concerned in the Sense of Sight | The Brain and Spinal Cord | Development of the Circulatory System | The Respiratory System | The Organs of Digestion | The Body Wall, Ribs, and Sternum | The Limbs | Figures

1903 - A Laboratory Text-Book of Embryology

Charles Sedgwick Minot (1852–1914)

Minot CS. A Laboratory Text-Book Of Embryology. (1903) Philadelphia:P. Blakiston's Son & Co.

A Laboratory Text-Book of Embryology: 1. General Conceptions | 2. Early Development of Mammals | 3. Human Embryo | 4. Pig Embryos | 5. Chick Embryos | 6. Blastodermic Vesicle and Ovum Segmentation | 7. Uterus and the Foetal Appendages in Man | 8. Methods | Figures | Second edition | Category:Charles Minot

Republished in a revised second edition in 1917.

Minot CS. A Laboratory Text-Book Of Embryology. (1917) Philadelphia:P. Blakiston's Son & Co.

A Laboratory Text-Book of Embryology: 1. General Conceptions | 2. Early Development of Mammals | 3. Human Embryo | 4. Pig Embryos | 5. Chick Embryos | 6. Blastodermic Vesicle and Ovum Segmentation | 7. Uterus and the Foetal Appendages in Man | 8. Methods | Figures | First edition | Category:Charles Minot

1903 - Uterine and Tubal Gestation

A Study of the Embedding and Development of the Human Ovum, the Early Growth of the Embryo, and the Development of the Syncytium and Placental Gland

Bandler SW. Uterine and tubal gestation. (1903) William Wood & Company, New York.

Uterine and Tubal Gestation (1903): Part I. The Essentials of Uterine Gestation I. The Processes Antedating Uterine Gestation | II. The Embedding of the Ovum in the Guinea-Pig | III. The Embedding of the Human Ovum | IV. The Early Development of the Human Ovum | V. The Trophoblast in the Ova of Animals | VI. The Trophoblast of the Human Ovum | VII. The Further Development of the Human Ovum | VIII. The Chorionic Villi | IX. The Membrana Chorii | X. The Blood-Forming Function of the Trophoblast | XI. The Further Development of the Uterine Placenta | XII. The Placenta | XIII. The Umbilical Vessels and Cord | XIV. Gross Anatomy of the Placenta Part II. The Essentials of Tubal Gestation I. Processes Antedating Gestation in the Tube | II. Varying Views Concerning the Histology of Tubal Gestation | III. Embedding of the Ovum and the Development of Extra-Embryonal structures | Part III. Ovarian and Placental Secretion

1906 - Stöhr's Histology

Lewis FT. Stoehr's Histology. (1906) P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Philadelphia.

See also 1913 second edition.

1907 - A Text-book of Embryology

Heisler JC. A text-book of embryology for students of medicine. 3rd Edn. (1907) W.B. Saunders Co. London.    Text-book of Embryology 1907: 1 Male and Female Sexual Elements - Fertilization | 2 Ovum Segmentation - Blastodermic Vesicle | 3 Germ-layers - Primitive Streak | 4 Embryo Differentiation - Neural Canal - Somites | 5 Body-wall - Intestinal Canal - Fetal Membranes | 6 Decidual Ovum Embedding - Placenta - Umbilical Cord | 7 External Body Form | 8 Connective Tissues - Lymphatic System | 9 Face and Mouth | 10 Vascular System | 11 Digestive System | 12 Respiratory System | 13 Genito-urinary System | 14 Skin and Appendages | 15 Nervous System | 16 Sense Organs | 17 Muscular System | 18 Skeleton and Limbs

1907 - Atlas of the Development of Man (Vol 1 and 2)

Handatlas der entwicklungsgeschichte des menschen By Kollmann, J. (1907) Kollmann Atlas 1: Predevelopment | Ontogeny | Fetal membranes | Body shape | Systems and organs | Kollmann Atlas 1 | Kollmann Atlas 2 | Julius Kollmann Kollmann Atlas 2: Gastrointestinal | Respiratory | Urogenital | Cardiovascular | Neural | Integumentary | Smell | Vision | Hearing | Kollmann Atlas 1 | Kollmann Atlas 2 | Julius Kollmann

1908 - Contributions to the Study of the Early Development and Imbedding of the Human Ovum

Book - Contributions to the Study of the Early Development and Imbedding of the Human Ovum (1908)

Paper No I. An Early Ovum imbedded in the Decidua

Paper No. II. An Early Ovarian Pregnancy

1897-1908 - Normal Plates of the Development of Vertebrates

Normal Plates of the Development of Vertebrates series

series editor Franz Keibel Keibel F. Normal Plates of the Development of the Pig Embryo (Sus scrofa domesticus). (1897) Vol. 1 in series by Keibel F. Normal plates of the development of vertebrates (Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbelthiere) Fisher, Jena., Germany. Keibel F. and Abraham K. Normal Plates of the Development of the Chicken Embryo (Gallus domesticus). (1900) Vol. 2 in series by Keibel F. Normal plates of the development of vertebrates (Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbelthiere) Fisher, Jena., Germany. Semon R. Normal Plates of the Development of the Lungfish Embryo (ceratodus forsteri). (1901) Vol. 3 in series by Keibel F. Normal plates of the development of vertebrates (Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbelthiere) Fisher, Jena., Germany. 1904 Normal Plates of the Development of Vertebrates 4 - Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) by Karl Peter 1905 Normal Plates of the Development of Vertebrates 5 - Rabbit (Lepus cuniculus) by Charles S. Minot and Edwing Taylor 1908 Normal Plates of the Development of Vertebrates 8 - Human ( Homo sapiens) by Franz Keibel and Curt Elze

1910-1912 - Manual of Human Embryology

Franklin Mall (1862 - 1917)

	by Franz Keibel and Franklin P. Mall (1910)

Keibel F. and Mall FP. Manual of Human Embryology I. (1910) J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia.

Keibel F. and Mall FP. Manual of Human Embryology II. (1912) J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia.

1913 - A Text-book of Histology - Arranged upon an Embryological Basis

Lewis FT. and Stöhr P. A Text-book of Histology Arranged upon an Embryological Basis. (1913) P. Blakiston’s Son and Co., 539 pp., 495 figs.

Stöhr - In the new edition of the American translation of my handbook a number of additions and changes have been made by the translator with my permission. It is therefore reasonable that I should not take the same responsibility for the translation as for the text of the German original, and I would ask those of my colleagues who wish to question the correctness of my assertions in their papers, to convince themselves, by making comparisons with my last German edition, that the paragraphs in question were written by me.

Histology with Embryological Basis (1913):   Part I. 1.1. Cytology | 1.2. General Histology | 1.3. Special Histology Part II. 2.1. The Preparation of Microscopical Specimens | 2.2. The Examination of Microscopical Specimens

1913 - Outlines of Chordate Development

Kellicott WE. Outlines of Chordate Development (1913) Henry Holt and Co., New York.    Outlines of Chordate Development 1913: 1. Amphioxus | 2. Early Frog | 3. Later Frog Organogeny | 4. Early Chick - Embryonic Membranes and Appendages | 5. Later Chick - Organogeny | 6. Early Mammal - Embryonic Membranes and Appendages | Figures

Kellicott WE. A Textbook of General Embryology (1913) Henry Holt and Co., New York.

1914 - The Development Of The Human Body - A Manual Of Human Embryology

By J. Playfair McMurrich McMurrich JP. The Development Of The Human Body. (1914) P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.    McMurrich 1914: General 1 Spermatozoon - Spermatogenesis - Ovum - Fertilization | 2 Ovum Segmentation - Germ Layer Formation | 3 Medullary Groove - Notochord - Somites | 4 Embryo External Form | 5 Yolk-stalk - Belly-stalk - Fetal Membranes Organogeny 6 Integumentary System | 7 Connective Tissues - Skeleton | 8 Muscular System | 9 Circulatory - Lymphatic Systems | 10 Digestive Tract and Glands | 11 Pericardium - Pleuro-peritoneum - Diaphragm | 12 Respiration | 13 Urinogenital System | 14 Suprarenal System | 15 Nervous System | 16 Organs of Special Sense | 17 Post-natal | Figures

1915 - The Development of the Albino Rat - Mus Norvegicus Albinus

By G. Carl Huber Huber GC. The Development of the Albino Rat (Mus norvegicus albinus). (1915) J Morphol. 26(2). Normal: Introduction | Materials and Methods | Ovulation, Maturation and Fertilization | Pronuclear Stage | Segmentation Stages | 2-ceIl stage | 4-ceIl stage | 12 to 16-ceIl stages | Summary of segmentation stages | Completion of segmentation and blastodermic vesicle formation | Blastodermic vesicle | Late stages blastodermic vesicle | Egg-cylinder formation | Late stages in egg-cylinder | Conclusions | Literature cited | Figures Abnormal: Introduction | Half Embryos in Mammalia | Degeneration of ova at the end of segmentation | Incomplete or retarded segmentation | Abnormal segmentation cavity formation | Degeneration of ova as a result of pathologic mucosa | Imperfect development of ectodermal vesicle | Two egg-cylinders in one decidual crypt | Conclusions | Literature cited

1916 - Embryology, Anatomy, and Diseases of the Umbilicus Together with Diseases of the Urachus

Cullen TS. Embryology, anatomy, and diseases of the umbilicus together with diseases of the urachus. (1916) W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia And London. Umbilicus (1916): 1 Umbilical Region Embryology | 2 Umbilical Region Anatomy | 3 Umbilical New-born Infections | 4 Umbilical Hemorrhage | 5 Umbilicus Granuloma | 6 Omphalomesenteric Duct Remnants | 7 Umbilicus Abnormalities | 8 Meckel's Diverticulum | 9 Intestinal Cysts | 10 Patent Omphalomesenteric Duct 1 | 11 Patent Omphalomesenteric Duct 2 | 12 Bowel Prolapsus at Patent Omphalomesenteric Duct | 13 Abdominal Wall Cysts by Omphalomesenteric Duct Remnants | 14 Omphalomesenteric Vessels Persistence | 15 Umbilical Inflammatory Changes | 16 Subumbilical Space Abscess | 17 Umbilicus Paget's Disease | 18 Umbilicus Infections | 19 Umbilicus Abnormalities 2 | 20 Umbilicus Fecal Fistula | 21 Umbilicus Round Worms | 22 Umbilicus Foreign Substance Escape | 23 Umbilical Tumors | 24 Umbilicus Adenomyoma | 25 Umbilicus Carcinoma | 26 Umbilicus Sarcoma | 27 Umbilical Hernia | 28 The Urachus | 29 Congenital Patent Urachus | 30 Urachus Remnants | 31 Urachal Remnants Producing Tumors | 32 Large Urachal Cysts | 33 Anterior Abdominal Wall Abscesses | 34 Urachal Cavities | 35 Umbilicus Acquired Urinary Fistula | 36 Urachal Concretions and Urinary Calculi | 37 Urachus Malignant Changes | 38 Urachus Bleeding into the Bladder | 39 Patent Urachus Tuberculosis | Figures

1918 - A Laboratory Manual and Text-book of Embryology

By Charles William Prentiss (1918) Prentiss CW. and Arey LB. A laboratory manual and text-book of embryology. (1918) W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia and London. Human Embryology 1917: The Germ Cells | Germ Layers | Chick Embryos | Fetal Membranes | Pig Embryos | Dissecting Pig Embryos | Entodermal Canal | Urogenital System | Vascular System | Histogenesis | Skeleton and Muscles | Central Nervous System | Peripheral Nervous System

1919 - The Development of the Chick

Lillie FR. The development of the chick. (1919) Henry Holt And Company New York, New York.

1919 - Problems of Fertilization

Lillie FR. Problems of fertilization. (1919) University Of Chicago Press Chicago, Illinois.

1919 - Text-book of Embryology II

Vertebrate with the exception of Mammalia

Kerr JG. Text-Book of Embryology II (1919) MacMillan and Co., London.

1920 - The Mammary Apparatus of the Mammalia in the Light of Ontogenesis and Phylogenesis

Bresslau E. The mammary apparatus of the mammalia : in the light of ontogenesis and phylogenesis. (1920) London : Methuen & Co. IA

1920 - The Early Embryology of the Chick

By Patten, B.M. (1920) Patten BM. The Early Embryology of the Chick. (1920) Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son and Co.    The Early Embryology of the Chick 1920: Introduction | Gametes and Fertilization | Segmentation | Entoderm | Primitive Streak and Mesoderm | Primitive Streak to Somites | 24 Hours | 24 to 33 Hours | 33 to 39 Hours | 40 to 50 Hours | Extra-embryonic Membranes | 50 to 55 Hours | Day 3 to 4 | References | Figures

1921 - Text-Book of Embryology

Bailey FR. and Miller AM. Text-Book of Embryology (1921) New York: William Wood and Co.

1922 - Comparative Embryology

Beer G. Vertebrate Zoology. (1922)

1923 - A Laboratory Outline of Embryology

Lillie FR. and Moore CR. A Laboratory Outline of Embryology. (1923) The Univiversity of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.

1924 - Developmental Anatomy - A Text-Book and Laboratory Manual of Embryology

Arey LB. Developmental Anatomy. (1924) W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia.

Developmental Anatomy 1924: 1 The Germ Cells and Fertilization | 2 Cleavage and the Origin of the Germ Layers | 3 Implantation and Fetal Membranes | 4 Age, Body Form and Growth Changes | 5 The Digestive System | 6 The Respiratory System | 7 The Mesenteries and Coelom | 8 The Urogenital System | 9 The Vascular System | 10 The Skeletal System | 11 The Muscular System | 12 The Integumentary System | 13 The Central Nervous System | 14 The Peripheral Nervous System | 15 The Sense Organs | C16 The Study of Chick Embryos | 17 The Study of Pig Embryos | Figures

1930 - Leonardo da Vinci - The Anatomist

Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci.

McMurrich JP. Leonardo da Vinci - the anatomist. (1930) Carnegie institution of Washington, Williams & Wilkins Company, Baltimore.    Leonardo da Vinci (1930): 1 Introductory | 2 Anatomy from Galen to Leonardo | 3 Possible Literary Sources of Leonardo’s Anatomical Knowledge | 4 Anatomical Illustration before Leonardo | 5 Fortunes and Friends | 6 Leonardo’s Manuscripts, their Reproduction and his Projected Book | 7 Leonardo’s Anatomical Methods | 8 General Anatomy and Physiology | 9 Leonardo’s Canon of Proportions | 10 The Skeleton | 11 The Muscles | 12 The Heart | 13 The Blood-vessels | 14 The Organs of Digestion | 15 The Organs of Respiration | 16 The Excretory and Reproductive Organs | 17 The Nervous System | 18 The Sense Organs | 19 Embryology | 20 Comparative Anatomy | 21 Botany | 22 Conclusion | References | Glossary of Terms | List of Illustrations

1931 - Outline Of Comparative Embryology

Richards A Outline of Comparative Embryology. (1931)

1935 - Introduction to Vertebrate Embryology

Shumway W. Introduction to Vertebrate Embryology. (1935) John Wiley & Sons, New York

1936 - The Eggs of Mammals

Pincus G. The Eggs of Mammals. (1936) The Macmillan Company, New York.

1937 Buchanan's Manual of Anatomy, including Embryology

Frazer JE. Buchanan's Manual of Anatomy, including Embryology. (1937) 6th Edition. Bailliere, Tindall And Cox, London.

1940 - Physiology of the Fetus

Windle WF. Physiology of the Fetus. (1940) Saunders, Philadelphia. 1940 Physiology of the Fetus: 1 Introduction | 2 Heart | 3 Circulation | 4 Blood | 5 Respiration | 6 Respiratory Movements | 7 Digestive | 8 Renal - Skin | 9 Muscles | 10 Neural Genesis | 11 Neural Activity | 12 Motor Reactions and Reflexes | 13 Senses | 14 Endocrine | 15 Nutrition and Metabolism | Figures

1940 - The Pineal Organ

Gladstone RJ. and Wakeley C. The Pineal Organ. (1940) Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, London. PDF

The pineal organ; the comparative anatomy of median and lateral eyes, with special reference to the origin of the pineal body; and a description of the human pineal organ considered from the clinical and surgical standpoints

The Pineal Organ (1940): 1 Introduction | 2 Historical Sketch | 3 Types of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Eyes | Eyes of Invertebrates: 4 Coelenterates | 5 Flat worms | 6 Round worms | 7 Rotifers | 8 Molluscoida | 9 Echinoderms | 10 Annulata | 11 Arthropods | 12 Molluscs | 13 Eyes of Types which are intermediate between Vertebrates and Invertebrates | 14 Hemichorda | 15 Urochorda | 16 Cephalochorda | The Pineal System of Vertebrates: 17 Cyclostomes | 18 Fishes | 19 Amphibians | 20 Reptiles | 21 Birds | 22 Mammals | 23 Geological Evidence of Median Eyes in Vertebrates and Invertebrates | 24 Relation of the Median to the Lateral Eyes | The Human Pineal Organ : 25 Development and Histogenesis | 26 Structure of the Adult Organ | 27 Position and Anatomical Relations of the Adult Pineal Organ | 28 Function of the Pineal Body | 29 Pathology of Pineal Tumours | 30 Symptomatology and Diagnosis of Pineal Tumours | 31 Treatment, including the Surgical Approach to the Pineal Organ, and its Removal: Operative Technique | 32 Clinical Cases | 33 General Conclusions | Glossary | Bibliography

1941 - Histology and Embryology

Nonidez JF. Histology and Embryology. (1941) Oxford University Press, London.

1942 - The Hormones in Human Reproduction

Corner GW. The Hormones in Human Reproduction. (1942) Princeton University Press.

1942 - Manual of Experimental Embryology

Hamburger V. Manual of Experimental Embryology. (1942)

1944 - Oral Histology and Embryology

Orban B. Oral Histology and Embryology (1944) The C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis.

1945 - Human Embryology

Hamilton WJ. Boyd JD. and Mossman HW. Human Embryology. (1945) Cambridge: Heffers.

1947 - A Laboratory Manual of Vertebrate Embryology

Adamstone FB. and Shumway W. A Laboratory Manual of Vertebrate Embryology. (1947) John Wiley & Sons, London.

1948 - Aids To Embryology

Baxter JS. Aids to Embryology. (1948) 4th Edition, Bailliere, Tindall And Cox, London.

1949 - Vertebrate Embryology

McEwen RS. Vertebrate Embryology. (1949) IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi.

1951 - Human Embryology for Medical Students

Nair SR. Human Embryology for Medical Students. (1951)

1951 - The Frog Its Reproduction and Development

By Roberts Rugh, Ph.D. Rugh R. Book - The Frog Its Reproduction and Development. (1951) The Blakiston Company. Frog Development (1951): 1 Introduction | 2 Rana pipiens | 3 Reproductive System | 4 Fertilization | 5 Cleavage | 6 Blastulation | 7 Gastrulation | 8 Neurulation | 9 Early Embryo Changes | 10 Later Embryo or Larva | 11 Ectodermal Derivatives | 12 Endodermal Derivatives | 13 Mesodermal Derivatives | 14 Summary of Organ Appearance | 15 Glossary | 16 Bibliography | Figures

1953 - Comparative Embryology of the Vertebrates

Nelsen OE. Comparative embryology of the vertebrates (1953) Mcgraw-Hill Book Company, New York.

Comparative Vertebrate Embryology 1953: 1. The Period of Preparation | 2. The Period of Fertilization | 3. The Development of Primitive Embryonic Form | 4. Histogenesis and Morphogenesis of the Organ Systems | 5. The Care of the Developing Embryo | Figures

1953 - Human Embryology

Patten BM. Human Embryology. (2nd end) (1953) New York, The Blakiston Company.

1954 - Human Development

Zubek JP. and Solberg PA. Human Development. (1954) The Maple Press Company, York, Pa.

1955 - Embryology in Russia

Blyakher L. History of embryology in Russia from the middle of the eighteenth to the middle of the nineteenth century (istoryia embriologii v Rossii s serediny XVIII do serediny XIX veka) (1955) Academy of Sciences USSR. Institute of the History of Science and Technology. Translation Smithsonian Institution (1982).

Historic Russian Embryology 1955: 1. Beginning of Embryological Investigations Lomonosov's Epoch | 2. Preformation or New Formation? | 3. Kaspar Friedrich Wolff - Theory of Epigenesis | 4. Wolff: "Theory Of Generation" | 5. Wolff: "Formation of the Intestine" | 6. Wolff's Teratological Works | 7. Wolff: "On the Special Essential Tower" | 8. Ideology of Wolff | Chapter 9. Theory of Epigenesis End of 18th Century | 10. Embryology in the Struggle of Russian Empirical Science Against Naturphilosophie | 11. Louis Tredern - Forgotten Embryologist Beginning of 19th Century | 12. Embryonic Membranes of Mammals - Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus | 13. Embryonic Layers - Kh. I. Pander | 14. Karl Maksimovich Baer | 15. Baer's - De Ovi Mammalium Et Hominis Genesi | 16. Baer's Ober Entw I Cklungsgesch I Chte Der Thiere | 17. Baer Part 1 - Chicken Development | 18. Baer Part 2 - History of Chicken Development | 19. Baer Vol 2 | 20. Third Part of the Bird Egg and Embryo Development | 21. Third Part - Development of Reptiles, Mammals, and Animals Deprived of Amnion and Yolk Sac | 22. Fourth Part - Development of Man | 23. Baer's Teratological Works and Embryological Reports in Petersburg | Chapter 24. Baer's Theoretical Views | 25. Invertebrate Embryology - A. Grube, A. D. Nordmann, N. A. Warnek, and A. Krohn

1956 - Principles of Embryology

Waddington CH. Principles of Embryology (1956) The MacMillan Co., New York

1959 - Human Embryology

Hamilton WJ. Boyd JD. and Mossman HW. Human Embryology - Prenatal Development of form and Function. (1959)

1982 - Brain and Behavioural Development

Dickerson JWT. and McGurk H. Brain And Behavioural Development. (1982) Blackie & Son Ltd., Glasgow.

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