Medical Embryology

Catalog description

This course offers an overview of Human Embryology, including reproductive physiology, infertility, the events and timeframes characterizing human embryological development, the structure and function of developing human body systems, and relevant clinical correlations associated with disease and congenital malformations. This course features discussions and explanations of topics in developmental biology that some students might view as controversial including comparative anatomy and evolution, contraception, assisted reproductive techniques, cloning, potential medical applications of stem cells, abortion with respect to developmental time frames, and gender development. The goal of such discussions will be to educate and give perspectives on these issues, but not to indoctrinate a particular viewpoint or philosophy.