Human Embryology

Catalog description

Embryology is the study of developmental anatomy, beginning with the development of gametes and fertilization through the time of birth. The Human Embryology course consists of an independent 17- hour lecture course taken in parallel with Human Gross Anatomy and Histology during the first 12 weeks of the curriculum. This course exposes the student to a detailed account of early development and development of the organ systems. Systems Embryology consists of approximately 12 lecture hours delivered during Phase II of the curriculum. The embryology of each organ system coincides with a review of the gross anatomy of the system under consideration. In the Systems Embryology lectures, more specialized embryological processes related to each organ system will be discussed. For the sake of reinforcement, material presented in Systems Embryology will overlap with that presented in the Core.