This module aims to provide knowledge into the development and imaging of the organs of the body. It brings together scientists to teach human development and...

Organogenesis and Fetal Development (IFWH0005)

This module aims to provide knowledge into the development and imaging of the organs of the body. It brings together scientists to teach human development and clinicians to teach imaging of the organs of the body and what can go wrong. It combines teaching on the genes and processes involved in organ development, the role of stem cells and the development of the placenta. The development and imaging of each organ including the fetal gonads, gut, kidney, liver, brain and CNS, heart, lungs and limbs will be covered. For each organ and system, there will be a lecture on embryology, followed by one outlining the imaging of that organ using ultrasound and the in-utero and neonatal management of some common abnormalities.

After taking this module, you should be able to demonstrate an understanding of:

Organogenesis and fetal development;
	The normal and abnormal development of the organs;
	How organs are examined by ultrasound during fetal development;
	How abnormalities in organs are managed prenatally and neonatally.
The module comprises of lectures, ‘flipped’ lectures, tutorials, and video sessions.

Introductory Reading:

Moore, Keith L; Persaud, T V N; Torchia, Mark G Philadelphia, PA (2008) The developing human : clinically oriented embryology 8th ed. (Saunders/Elsevier)

Moore, Keith L; Persaud, T V N; Torchia, Mark G Philadelphia, PA (2008) Before we are born : essentials of embryology and birth defects 7th ed. (Saunders/Elsevier)

Schoenwolf, Gary C; Larsen, William J, (William James). Philadelphia, PA (2009) Larsen's human embryology 4th ed.(Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone)

Sadler, T W, (Thomas W.) Langman, Jan (2010) Langman's Medical Embryology 11th ed.(Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)

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