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A 2nd Edition THE FUNDAMENTALS OF M E N T

EMBRYOLOGY A L S

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M THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN A N

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B EMBRYOLOGY R Y O L

The Fundamentals of Human Embryology covers , with a unique focus on adult O

anatomy. Its goal is to impart to students a comprehensive overview of how the human forms, G

not only as a basis for the student of human anatomy, but also as a link to abnormalities they may Y

encounter in their clinical careers. Extensively illustrated with labeled line drawings, now enlarged for 2 better visibility, this concise manual will meet the needs of both undergraduate and postgraduate students n d

in the Human Sciences. E d i t i Special features include: o n • Separate chapters on the neural crest, the skull and osteogenesis • In-depth coverage of and neck embryology for students of dentistry and speech and audiology J

• A section on development is directed at students of dentistry. o h n

In this Second Edition of the manual the authors have made the following changes: A l l

• Increased the size of the diagrams a • Revised the text to comply with the Federative International Committee on n

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changes to the Terminologia Embryologica n • Altered the sequencing of some topics to allow the narrative to flow more logically d

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• Included an appendix of coloured photographs of congenital abnormalities to help students form a e v

more realistic idea of developmental abnormalities. e r l e y

JOHN ALLAN is Emeritus Professor of Applied and Functional Anatomy in the School of Anatomical Sciences K r

at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. a m BEVERLEY KRAMER is Professor of Anatomy and Assistant Dean: Research and Postgraduate Support at e r

the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

John Allan and Beverley Kramer