Human Anatomy and Development B: Human Development

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Explores human embryology and organogenesis beginning at the third week of gestation through parturition. ANAT 585 ANAT (PHARM) 585 Human Anatomy and Development B: Human Development (1) This course will provide a concise but thorough description of embryology of the major systems in the human. It will provide an awareness of how genetics, environment, and maternal-fetal relationships impact on nora ml human development, and the importance of understanding embryology for biomedical and translational research. An emphasis will be placed on the role of molecular biology in normal embryology and human development. Primary literature will be consulted for a description of major signaling pathways and key signaling molecules associated with each system. Some discussion of abnormal development will be included.