Illustrated by the world renowned Frank H Netter MD and artists working in his tradition Netter s Atlas of Human Embryology 2nd Edition provides a rich pictorial overview of human prenatal development For each stage of development and for each body system you ll find a brief description of the developmental plan with key concepts and terminology followed by discussions of histological principles the classification of congenital anomalies and basic cellular molecular and genetic concepts An emphasis on morphological patterns in the embryo and fetus makes it easy to understand the structure and function of the adult body and the embryonic basis of natural variation as well as birth anomalies Uses vibrant high quality illustrations and concise text to teach key points quickly effectively and memorably Includes new Inclusionary Consideration Points that detail key information such as differences between sex and gender?particularly for the embryology of sex determination; and perspectives on disability and disability advocacy?including person first vs identity first language; plus new illustrations with more diversity and better representation of skin tones sex and body habitus Discusses topics new to this edition including Conjoined Twins Early Detection of Pregnancy Exstrophy of the Bladder Genetic Sex Variations Congenital Limb Anomalies Holoprosencephaly and more Provides expanded coverage of clinical correlations and congenital anomalies and new Clinical Notes boxes throughout Contains summary tables and terminology sections at the end of each chapter plus an appendix with all major congenital anomalies and their embryonic basis making it easy to review course material and prepare for the USMLE An eBook version is included with purchase The eBook allows you to access all of the text figures and references with the ability to search make notes and highlights and have content read aloud Evolve Instructor site with an image collection is available to instructors through their Elsevier sales rep or via request at https: evolve elsevier com
