About This Course
Victoria University of Barbados
Faculty of Medicine
Department Of Basic Science
Course Title: Embryology
Course Code: FY109
Course Credits: 4
Course Coordinator: –
EMBRYOLOGY
Overview
The study of embryonic and fetal development, organogenesis, and congenital malformations is the substance of this one-term course. Game to genesis, fertilization, and the formation of the placenta are examined in detail. The progressive development during the first eight weeks is explored extensively, with a description of the growth and tissue organization of the embryo from the undifferentiated condition to the human-like fetus. Organogenesis, the origin and formation of all organ systems in the human, constitutes the major part of the course. The various congenital anomalies are explained as deviations from normal development. The student thus obtains an understanding of the normal development of the human organism and learns to recognize the various congenital deviations that will be encountered in clinical practice.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Distinguish the stages of embryonic development that occur before implantation
- Describe the process of implantation
- List and describe four embryonic membranes
- Explain gastrulation
- Describe how the placenta is formed and identify its functions
- Explain how an embryo transforms from a flat disc of cells into a three-dimensional shape resembling a human
- Summarize the process of organogenesis
Material Includes
- The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (2016) 10th ed., ISBN 9780323313384
- Langman’s Medical Embryology (2015) 13th ed., ISBN 9781451191646
- Larsen’s Human Embryology (2015) 5th ed., ISBN 9781455706846
- Embryology animations
- Human Embryology by Inderbir Singh, 7th ed. Macmillan India Ltd. 2002
- Developing Human by Keith Moore, 7th ed.,
- Embryology by Sudhir Sant.
- Essentials of Human Embryology by Bhatnagar, Kothari, Mehta, Natrajan. 3rd ed. Orient Longman Ltd. 2000.
Curriculum
Week 1: General Embryology
Week 2: Fertilisation
Week 3: Second Week of Development
Week 4: Third Week of Development
