《组胚理论英文版》19.HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY introduction.ppt

* * HISTOLOGY EMBRYOLOGY Teaching PPT Dept. of Anat., Hist. Embry. School of Medicine Xi’an Jiaotong University HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY Tianbao Song (宋 天 保) Introduction 1. What is embryology? normal development Twins Triplets Congenital malformations(Birth defects) Embryology is a science that studies the normal development as well as birth defects of a human being in the maternal uterus. Father of Medicine Hippocrates : first recorded embryological studies; bird embryo can be likened to that of man. Aristotle: studied chick and other embryos, which resulted from union of sem