Embryology

Catalog description

This course is designed for students preparing for a health-profession graduate program or medical school. It is a systematic study of organismal development, emphasizing the subphylum Vertebrata. The concepts covered include meiosis I and II, fertilization, cleavage patterns, gastrulation, morphogenesis, organogenesis, and developmental physiology. The laboratory is required and integral in introducing students to anatomical comparisons and analytical evaluation.