Textbook of Clinical Embryology

Vishram Singh is presently Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, and Member of the Academic Council and Core Committee PhD Course, Santosh Medical College, Santosh University, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is also Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Anatomical Society of India. He holds MBBS and MS (Anatomy) degrees from King George's Medical College, Lucknow, UP. Professor Singh has been teaching anatomy to undergraduate and postgraduate students at several colleges and institutes like King George's Medical College, and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, and has been an examiner to various colleges and universities. He has more than 40 years of experience in teaching, research, and clinical practice. He is the recipient of The Best Teacher and Researcher Award from Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. He is an expert in anatomy and has more than 15 books to his credit and published several research articles in national and international journals.

• Preface to the Second EditionPreface to the First Edition Acknowledgments 1 Introduction to Human Embryology 2 Reproductive System 3 Cell Division and Gametogenesis 4 Fertilization and Formation of Germ Layers 5 Formation of Primitive Streak, Notochord, Neural Tube, Subdivisions of Intraembryonic Mesoderm, and Folding of Embryo 6 Extraembryonic Membranes and Twinning 7 Integumentary System 8 Skeletal System 9 Muscular System 10 Pharyngeal Apparatus 11 Development of Tongue and Thyroid 12 Development of Face, Nose, and Palate 13 Digestive Tract 14 Major Digestive Glands and Spleen 15 Development of Oral Cavity (Mouth) 16 Respiratory System 17 Body Cavities and Diaphragm 18 Development of Heart 19 Development of Blood Vessels 20 Development of Urinary System 21 Genital System 22 Development of Nervous System 23 Pituitary, Pineal, and Adrenal Glands 24 Eye and Ear 25 Medical Genetics 26 Application of Embryology in Clinical Practice Multiple Choice Questions Figure Credits Index