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The Biology of Prenatal Development
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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)
Chapter 41
4 to 5 Months (16 to 20 Weeks): Stress Response, Vernix Caseosa, Circadian Rhythms
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到16週,把針插入 胎兒腹部, 該程序引起 荷爾蒙 逼迫反應, 向血流中釋放 去甲腎上腺素 或降腎上腺素。
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在呼吸系統, 支氣管樹現在 幾乎完整。
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一種叫做胎兒皮脂的 保護性白色物質 現在覆蓋著胎兒。 胎兒皮脂保護皮膚 不受羊水的 刺激影響。
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從19週起,胎兒運動、 呼吸活動 和心搏率以一日為周期, 叫做晝夜節律。
Chapter 42
5 to 6 Months (20 to 24 Weeks): Responds to Sound; Hair and Skin; Age of Viability
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到20週,在完全 發育的內耳裏, 聽覺器官耳蝸 已經達到成年人 的尺寸。 從現在開始, 胎兒對各種 聲音作出反應。
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頭皮上開始生長頭髮。
所有皮膚層和結構出現, 包括毛囊和腺。
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到受精後的21至22週 肺臟獲得一些 呼吸空氣的能力。 這被視為 生存能力時期 因為一些胎兒可能 在子宮外生存。
Introduction
0 - 4 Weeks
4 - 6 Weeks
6 - 8 Weeks
8 Weeks
8 - 12 Weeks
3 - 4 Months
4 - 6 Months
6 Months - Birth