Lecture - 2012 Course Introduction
A Course Introduction
Anatomical image of late pregnancy by Wilhelm Braune (1831-1892)
Topographisch-anatomischer Atlas : nach Durchschnitten an gefrornen Cadavern, Leipzig: Verlag von Veit & Comp., 1867-1872. (Topographic-anatomical Atlas) Wilhelm Braune (1831-1892)
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This animation shows the growth of the human embryo during the first 8 weeks following fertilization. | This first lecture will be a general introduction to the course and the subject of Embryology.
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MH - I do not expect you to remember specific historic dates or statistical data, this is provided as an introduction to the topic.
Objectives
- Understand the course objectives and assessment.
- Brief understanding of the scientific history of embryology and human development.
- Brief understanding of Australian statistical data.
UNSW Embryology
Hill, M.A. (2011) UNSW Embryology (11th ed.). Sydney:UNSW.
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ANAT2341 Course Background 2012
I will spend the first half going through the current course design, online support and assessment criteria. This is an opportunity to ask the course coordinator questions about the course.
Links: Course Homepage
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.)
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.
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Publisher Links: The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology | Larsen’s Human Embryology