Three-dimensional animations - 2 new to this edition - help visual learners understand the subjects as discussed in the book as a whole. New and thoroughly revised assessment questions by Mark Torchia.

The following pedagogic features and updates in the 14th edition help facilitate student learning"--Provided by publisher.

Intended for medical students preparing for licensing exams, this study guide reviews the details of human development and congenital diseases.

On titile page: New photographs of life before birth and up-to-date advice for expectant parents.

Features an extensive, full-color illustration program, with hundreds of superb clinical photos and embryological drawings - more than 50 new to this edition.

Combines an introduction to the molecular and mechanistic basis of human development with classic descriptive embryology.

Demonstrates clinically oriented embryology in the developing human.

Zero in on the most essential concepts in human embryology and development Concise and richly illustrated, this popular book delivers the embryology knowledge you need in a highly efficient, reader-friendly format.