Langman's Medical Embryology

by T.W. Sadler PhD

Overview

Selected as a Doody’s Core Title for 2023!


Concise, clearly written, and vibrantly illustrated, Langman’s Medical Embryology, 15th Edition, makes complex embryology concepts approachable to help you build the clinical understanding essential to your success in medical practice, nursing, or other health professions. Hundreds of full-color illustrations clarify the stages of embryonic development with rich detail, and engaging learning features, clinical examples, and online review questions ready you for the challenges ahead on your exams and in clinical practice.

• NEW! Medical Embryology Animations, now included with the purchase of the print book, allow users to visualize the stages of human development and master the corresponding anatomical relationships.
• UPDATED! Clinical Correlates boxes reinforce clinically relevant content through realistic case-based scenarios you’re likely to encounter in practice.
• UPDATED! More than 400 full-color illustrations, micrographs, and clinical images clarify key aspects of embryonic development in vivid detail.
• UPDATED! Clinical vignette and USMLE-style multiple-choice questions, available via digital access, with answers provide valuable self-assessment and strengthen your test-taking confidence. 
• Problems to Solve boost your critical thinking capabilities.
• End-of-Chapter Summaries detail key stages of development, terms, and clinical conditions for each chapter at a glance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975179960
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	01/13/2023
Edition description:	Fifteenth, North American Edition
Pages:	472
Sales rank:	225,885
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part 1: General Embryology
1. Introduction to Molecular Regulation and Signaling
2. Gametogenesis: Conversion of Germ Cells into Male and Female Gametes
3. First Week of Development: Ovulation to Implantation
4. Second Week of Development: Bilaminar Germ Disc
5. Third Week of Development: Trilaminar Germ Disc
6. Third to Eight Weeks: The Embryonic Period
7. The Gut Tube and the Body Cavities
8. Third Month to Birth: The Fetus and Placenta
9. Birth Defects and Prenatal Diagnosis
Part 2: Systems-Based Embryology
10. The Axial Skeleton
11. Muscular System
12. Limbs
13. Cardiovascular System
14. Respiratory System
15. Digestive System
16. Urogenital System
17. Head and Neck
18. Central Nervous System
19. Ear
20. Eye
21. Integumentary System
Part 3: Appendix
Answers to Problems
Figure Credits
Glossary of Key Terms
Index

Editorial Reviews

“This book is clearly well written and this has been a real eye opener as to how clean and colorful a text can be in embryology, ultimately making it such a joy to learn from. I am quite happy I was able to come across this text and see how much different and better it is than what I used for my embryology.” --Student Reviewer


“Illustrations are very pleasing to the reader. I am thoroughly impressed with the figures and respective images. The shear [ sic ] number of examples I am able to see through example figures/images is very captivating and engaging as a student.” --Student Reviewer

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Harris S Goodman, MD (Saint Francis Memorial Hospital)
Description: This book presents human embryology in terms of its clinical relevance. This edition replaces and expands upon the 2009 edition.
Purpose: It is intended to provide a basic understanding of human embryology for healthcare professionals, and relate that knowledge to clinically relevant cases. It meets these objectives with clear, concise text, beautifully simple and well-designed diagrams, and relevant clinical images.
Audience: Although it is written primarily for medical students, any healthcare professionals who deal with pregnant women, childbirth, newborn infants, and patients with birth defects will find this extremely useful. T.W. Sadler, PhD, an expert in embryology and birth defects, became coauthor with the 5th edition in 1985, and ever since has kept the solid foundation of the book intact while adding new and relevant material.
Features: The first half of the book discusses general embryology, from gametogenesis through the embryonic period. The second half describes the development of each organ system. All chapters include a concise summary, captivating clinical correlates, and a small number of clinical problems to solve. Answers are provided immediately before a helpful glossary of terms and an extensive index. Diagrams are very well designed and easy to understand, and photographs are clear and relevant.
Assessment: This is an extremely useful book for any student of human embryology and human anatomy. It retains the economy of text of early editions and beautiful diagrams, supplemented by brief descriptions of newer developments in molecular pathways, relevant clinical correlates, and helpful problems with answers.

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