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The Biology of Prenatal Development
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出生前发育生物学
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Terminology
THE EMBRYONIC PERIOD (THE FIRST 8 WEEKS)
EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT: THE FIRST 4 WEEKS
Chapter 3 – Fertilization
Chapter 4 – DNA, Cell Division, and Early Pregnancy Factor (EPF)
Chapter 5 – Early Stages (Morula and Blastocyst) and Stem Cells
Chapter 6 – 1 to 1 1/2 Weeks: Implantation and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
Chapter 7 – The Placenta and Umbilical Cord
Chapter 8 – Nutrition and Protection
Chapter 9 – 2 to 4 Weeks: Germ Layers and Organ Formation
Chapter 10 – 3 to 4 Weeks: The Folding of the Embryo
EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT: 4 TO 6 WEEKS
Chapter 11 – 4 Weeks: Amniotic Fluid
Chapter 12 – The Heart in Action
Chapter 13 – Brain Growth
Chapter 14 – Limb Buds and Skin
Chapter 15 – 5 Weeks: Cerebral Hemispheres
Chapter 16 – Major Airways
Chapter 17 – Liver and Kidneys
Chapter 18 – Yolk Sac and Germ Cells
Chapter 19 – Hand Plates and Cartilage
EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT: 6 TO 8 WEEKS
Chapter 20 – 6 Weeks: Motion and Sensation
Chapter 21 – The External Ear and Blood Cell Formation
Chapter 22 – The Diaphragm and Intestines
Chapter 23 – Hand Plates and Brainwaves
Chapter 24 – Nipple Formation
Chapter 25 – Limb Development
Chapter 26 – 7 Weeks: Hiccups and Startle Response
Chapter 27 – The Maturing Heart
Chapter 28 – Ovaries and Eyes
Chapter 29 – Fingers and Toes
THE 8-WEEK EMBRYO
Chapter 30 – 8 Weeks: Brain Development
Chapter 31 – Right- and Left-Handedness
Chapter 32 – Rolling Over
Chapter 33 – Eyelid Fusion
Chapter 34 – "Breathing" Motion and Urination
Chapter 35 – The Limbs and Skin
Chapter 36 – Summary of the First 8 Weeks
THE FETAL PERIOD (8 WEEKS THROUGH BIRTH)
Chapter 37 – 9 Weeks: Swallows, Sighs, and Stretches
Chapter 38 – 10 Weeks: Rolls Eyes and Yawns, Fingernails & Fingerprints
Chapter 39 – 11 Weeks: Absorbs Glucose and Water
Chapter 40 – 3 to 4 Months (12 to 16 Weeks): Taste Buds, Jaw Motion, Rooting Reflex, Quickening
Chapter 41 – 4 to 5 Months (16 to 20 Weeks): Stress Response, Vernix Caseosa, Circadian Rhythms
Chapter 42 – 5 to 6 Months (20 to 24 Weeks): Responds to Sound; Hair and Skin; Age of Viability
Chapter 43 – 6 to 7 Months (24 to 28 Weeks): Blink-Startle; Pupils Respond to Light; Smell and Taste
Chapter 44 – 7 to 8 Months (28 to 32 Weeks): Sound Discrimination, Behavioral States
Chapter 45 – 8 to 9 Months (32 to 36 Weeks): Alveoli Formation, Firm Grasp, Taste Preferences
Chapter 46 – 9 Months to Birth (36 Weeks through Birth)
The Fetal Period
(8 Weeks through Birth)
Chapter 37
9 Weeks: Swallows, Sighs, and Stretches
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胎儿期继续,直到出生。
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到9周, 开始吸拇指, 胎儿可以咽羊水。
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胎儿也可以抓住物体、 把头向前或者向后移动、 开、合颚、移动舌头、 叹气和伸展。
面部、双手的手掌 以及双脚脚底 的神经感受器能够 感觉轻微接触。
"作为对脚底轻微接触的反应", 胎儿会弯曲髋和膝盖, 可能弯曲脚趾。
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现在眼睑完全闭上。
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在喉咙中, 声韧带的出现 标示声带发育的开始。
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女性胎儿中, 可以辨认子宫, 叫做卵原细胞的 不成熟生殖细胞 在卵巢中复制。
外部生殖器开始 自己分辨男女。
Chapter 38
10 Weeks: Rolls Eyes and Yawns, Fingernails & Fingerprints
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9到10周之间的急剧生长 使体重增加超过75%。
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到10周,对上眼睑的刺激 导致眼睛往下翻。
胎儿打哈欠, 经常打开和关闭嘴巴。
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大多数胎儿 吸右手大拇指。
脐带内的肠子部分 回到腹腔。
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大多数骨骼正在骨化。
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手指甲和脚指甲开始发育。
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受精后10周出现独特的指纹。 这些指纹在一生中 可以用来鉴别身份。
Chapter 39
11 Weeks: Absorbs Glucose and Water
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到11周, 鼻子和嘴唇完全形成。 与身体其它部分一样, 在人类生活周期中, 它们的外貌 每个阶段会改变。
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肠子开始吸收胎儿咽下的 葡萄糖和水。
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虽然受精时 便确定了性别, 现在才能 从外部生殖器 辨别男女。
Introduction
0 - 4 Weeks
4 - 6 Weeks
6 - 8 Weeks
8 Weeks
8 - 12 Weeks
3 - 4 Months
4 - 6 Months
6 Months - Birth