embryology

(noun)

The science of the development of an embryo from the fertilization of the ovum to the fetal stage.

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Examples of embryology in the following topics:

  • Animal Characterization Based on Features of Embryological Development

    • Explain the ways in which animals can be characterized by features of embryological development

  • Body Planes and Sections

    • Anatomical change during embryological development is also described and measured with body planes.
    • In comparative embryology, body planes provide a basis for comparing the ways in which different types of organisms develop anatomically within the womb.

  • Embryological and Fetal Events

    • Differentiate between the embryological development of male and female reproductive systems

  • Clusters of Neuronal Cell Bodies

    • They are of a similar embryological origin to Schwann cells of the PNS, as they are both derived from the neural crest of the embryo during development.

  • Development of the Urinary System

    • Intermediate mesenchyme or intermediate mesoderm is a type of embryological tissue called "mesoderm" that is located between the paraxial mesoderm and the lateral plate.

  • Anatomy of the Digestive System

    • Upon gross dissection, the duodenum may appear to be a unified organ, but it is often divided into two parts based upon function, arterial supply, or embryology.

  • General Features and Functions of the Skull

    • The adult human skull is comprised of twenty-two bones which are divided into two parts of differing embryological origin: the neurocranium and the viscerocranium.

  • Evidence of Evolution

    • Evidence for evolution has been obtained through fossil records, embryology, geography, and molecular biology.

  • Dimensions of Human Development

    • The terms prenatal development, fetal development, and embryology are often used interchangeably.

  • Cell Signaling and Cell Death

    • Apoptosis is also essential for normal embryological development.