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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)
Embryonic Development: 6 to 8 Weeks
Chapter 20
6 Weeks: Motion and Sensation
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شيےٕ ہفتۂ پتۓ چُھ سرِ برم بڑٲن دماغ کيوبٲقی حصو کھوتۂ زياديہٕ پہنٔ
وونی چُھ ايمبريو پانۓ، بيہٕ کُنہ وجہ ورايیٕ حرکت باوٲن يژھ حرکتٔ چھ ضروری Neuromuscular بڑنۂ خٲطرہ۔
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آسس سيتٕ اکہٕ لٹہ رلُن چُھ پانیٕ پانۓ کلۂ والسٕ تنس پيٹھ مايلٔ کران
Chapter 21
The External Ear and Blood Cell Formation
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نبريمٕ کن چُھ ہيوٲن شکل رٹنی۔
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شے ہفتہ پتۓ خونۂ چہٕ سيلہ ٕچھ کرہنہ مازضس (جگرس) منز ہيوان بننہٕ۔ يتہٕ ونی Lymphocytes چھ موجود آسان۔ اتھ سفيدٕ WBC سيلہٕ قسمسٔ چھ ۔ برونہہ کن بڑنہٕ خاطرہ نيبرمن حملونشہٕ بچاۄ کرُن
Chapter 22
The Diaphragm and Intestines
چھاتی ہُند پردہ ۔ يُس شہہ ہنس منز بنيادی ريشہ چُھ آسان۔ چُھ زيادہ پہن شين ہفتن اندر بنٲن
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ٲندرمکھ اکھ حصہ چھ عارضی پاٹھی نيبر ہیوٲن نيرٔون ٲکس (Umbilical Cord) ٹيوبس منز یيہ عمل پتہٕ Physiological heriniation ونٲن چُہ۔ چُھ شمکس منز باقی انگن ہندس بننسٔ جاۓ پراوان۔
Chapter 23
Hand Plates and Brainwaves
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شیمہٕ ہفتہ چُھ ٲتھن ہندی پليٹ ہلکۂ پٳٹھی ہموار ہيوٲن گژھنٔ۔
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شيؤ ہفؤ تہٕ دويئوہ دوہو پتۓ چُھ دماغی لہرن ہُند شروع گژن ريکٲرڈ کرنہٕ آمتھٔ
Chapter 24
Nipple Formation
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کمرہ کينٕ دُون طرفن سيتہٕ چُھ بيہٕ ٹينڈٕننی ہيوان نيروُن۔ آخری جٲے رٹنہٕ برونھی پٲہن۔ چھاتی ہُندس برونہمس حصس پيٹھٕ
Chapter 25
Limb Development
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سٲڑِہ شيۓ ہفتۂ پتہٕ چُھ کھونہ وُٹھ نؤن نيرٲن۔ آنگجہٕ چھٕ ہيوان بيونٔ بيونٔ گژٔھنہ۔ تۂ اتھن ہنز حرکتٔ چھٕ بوزنہٕ يوٲن۔
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ٲڈجن ہُند بنُن يتھ Ossification چھٕ ونٲن چُھ ہيوان شروع گژھتہٕ پھکۂ پيٹھ ياہئٹ آڈجہ پيٹھٕ بيہٕ ہيرٕمی تۂ بونيمیٕ تارہ کھنجۂ
Chapter 26
7 Weeks: Hiccups and Startle Response
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Hiccups چُھ ستميس ہفتس منز ٲتھ يوان۔
زنگنٔ ہنز حرکت چُھ ہيکان وچھتٕ حيران کرن وٲجنہ ردعملہٕ سيئتی
Chapter 27
The Maturing Heart
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ژورخانہ وول دِل چُھ الۂ پلہ مکمل آسان گومتھٔ وۄنی چُھ دل اکُس منٹس منز 167 لٹھ دُبراۓ کرٲن
ساڑٕہ سيتہٕ ہفتۂ چُھ دليچہ برقی کارگذاری ہاوٲن زِٲمس چُھ جوان انسانس سيتٕ يمہٕ رلان۔
Chapter 28
Ovaries and Eyes
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ستيمہٕ ہفتۂ چُھ مادہ سنزۂ بچہ دٲنی نيرٲن۔
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ساڑہ ستہٕ ہفتہٕ پتہٕ چُھ ٲچھن ہنز Pigmental Retina چھ آسانی سٲنٕ و چھان تۂ ٲچھ ٹٲرٕ چُھ تيزی سٲن بڑنٕ ہيوانٔ۔
Chapter 29
Fingers and Toes
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اُونگجہٕ چُھ بيون آسان۔ تہٕ پنجہٕ چُھ بنيادہ پيٹھ واٹھ ديتھ آسان۔
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ٲتھ چُھ ہيکٲن يکۂ وٹۂ رٔليتھٕ يتھٕ پٳٹھی کھورچھٕ ہيکان رٔليتھٕ
کؤٹھیٕ جوڈ چھ موجود آسان۔
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