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The Biology of Prenatal Development
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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 8-Week Embryo
Chapter 30
8 Weeks: Brain Development
See Snapshots
在8週,頭腦已很複雜, 並且佔胚胎全部 體重的幾乎一半。
生長以非凡的速度持續。
Chapter 31
Right- and Left-Handedness
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到8週,75%的胚胎 展示右手向先。 餘下的胚胎中 左手向先和 沒有偏愛者 各佔一半。 這是右手或左手向先 舉止的最早跡象。
Chapter 32
Rolling Over
See Snapshots
兒科教科書描述 "翻身"的能力 在出生後10至20週出現。 然而,這種令人 印象深刻的協調 展現得更早, 是在充滿液體的 羊膜囊內低地心吸力 的環境中。 新生兒不能翻身, 只是因為缺乏力量, 不能克服子宮外 更大的地心吸力。
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這個時候,胚胎更加 活耀運動。
運動可能慢或快、 一次或者重復、 自發或者反射。
更加經常發生 頭轉動、俯臥抬頭、 手與臉接觸。
See Snapshots
撫摸胚胎 引起斜視、 顎運動、 抓的動作 和腳趾弄尖。
Chapter 33
Eyelid Fusion
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在7至8週之間, 上下眼瞼 在眼睛上面快速生長, 部分熔合起來。
Chapter 34
"Breathing" Motion and Urination
See Snapshots
雖然子宮內沒有空氣, 到8週,胚胎顯示 間歇呼吸運動。
See Snapshots
這時,腎生產尿, 排泄到羊水中。
男性胚胎中, 發育的睾丸 開始生產和排出睾酮。
Chapter 35
The Limbs and Skin
See Snapshots
四肢的骨骼、 關節、肌肉、 神經和血管 與成年人的十分相似。
到8週,表皮 變成多層隔膜, 失去大部份透明性。
長出眉毛,嘴周圍出現絨毛。
Chapter 36
Summary of the First 8 Weeks
See Snapshots
八週標示胚胎期結束。
在這段時間, 人類胚胎 從一個細胞 生長成將近 10億個細胞, 它們形成4,000 多種解剖結構。
現在胚胎擁有 成年人的90%以上的結構。
Introduction
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6 - 8 Weeks
8 Weeks
8 - 12 Weeks
3 - 4 Months
4 - 6 Months
6 Months - Birth