Embryology: Fetal Period

Embryology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Chronological development, maturation of organ systems, fetal circulation, placental physiology, growth regulation and highly relevant perinatological clinical correlations

What it covers

1. Introduction to the Fetal Period
2. · 0.1 Nomenclature and Measurement Parameters
3. Chronology of Fetal Development
4. · 1.1 Third Month (Weeks 9–12 / GA 11–14 weeks)
5. · 1.2 Fourth Month (Weeks 13–16 / SGA 15–18) — Start of the 2nd Quarter
6. · 1.3 Fifth and Sixth Months (Weeks 17–24 / GA 19–26 weeks)
7. · 1.4 Seventh and Eighth Months (Weeks 25–32 / GA 27–34 weeks)
8. · 1.5 Ninth and Tenth Months (Weeks 33–40 / GA 35–42 weeks)
9. Development of the Central Nervous System
10. · 2.1 Neurogenesis and Neuronal Migration
11. · 2.2 Brain Gyrification
12. · 2.3 Myelination
13. Fetal Cardiovascular System
14. · 3.1 Fetal Hematopoiesis
15. Fetal Pulmonary Maturation
16. · 4.1 Stages of Lung Development
17. · 4.2 Type I and Type II Pneumocytes
18. · 4.3 Fetal Pulmonary Surfactant
19. Maturation of Other Organic Systems
20. · 5.1 Fetal Renal System
21. · 5.2 Fetal Digestive System
22. · 5.3 Fetal Endocrine System
23. · 5.4 Fetal Immunocompetence
24. · 5.5 Fetal Skin — Vernix Caseosa and Lanugo
25. Fetal Circulation and Changes at Birth
26. · 6.1 The Three Fetal Shunts
27. · 6.2 Fetal Blood Pathway — Complete Circulation
28. · 6.3 Changes at Birth — Neonatal Cardiorespiratory Adaptation
29. Placenta, Fetal Membranes and Umbilical Cord
30. · 7.1 Structure of the Placenta
31. · 7.2 Placental Barrier
32. · 7.3 Hormonal Functions of the Placenta
33. · 7.4 Umbilical Cord
34. Regulation of Fetal Growth
35. · 8.1 Determinants of Fetal Growth
36. Perinatological Clinical Correlations
37. · 9.1 Prematurity and Fetal Viability
38. · 9.2 IUGR — Intrauterine Growth Restriction
39. · 9.3 Prenatal Diagnosis — Methods and Basis
40. · 9.4 Gestational Diabetes and Fetal Macrosomia
41. · 9.5 Malformations of the Fetal Period
42. · Fetal Period Synthesis