It's only been the first week of class, and I can't get past gastrulation! I'm really having a tough time visualizing what exactly is happening. If anyone has any tips, websites or book suggestions (besides High-Yield, Langman's and the Netter's atlas) I'd really appreciate it. This class is going to kick my butt otherwise, and I'd much rather give my time to anatomy and histo...
I tried looking for something along the lines of an embryology "flow chart," but was unable to find anything. I even got the school bookstore to look for me. I ended up making my own on a posterboard, but it took me the better part of a weekend. Here are some websites that may be helpful. Larsen website embryology animations multi-dimensional embryo They aren't overly thorough, but maybe they'll be helpful in some way.
Hi Lara, One of your classmates here. Have you tried Dr. Marino's online lectures on Blackboard? I found them pretty helpful.
This website helped me when I was a first year. Good Luck. http://www.med.unc.edu/embryo_images/unit-welcome/welcome_htms/contents.htm
See if you can get your hands on a copy of Moore's "The Developing Human." I was having the same problem over here at Drexel until I saw the figures in this book and it all made perfect sense. All the best.
Thanks guys - it's finally starting to come together, albeit slowly....and tonight's slated for anatomy!
i use the BRS embryo book instead of larsen. it has pics and all bullets. it's concise and easy to read.
I like the BRS, too, but we are required to know more specific info than it covers so I can't use it alone.
ahh, well do the prof's notes cover the rest of the details? my embryo class is a cram course combined with a cram anatomy course (all done in 7 weeks). it's faster than crap through a goose. (what are the 4 birds in the thorax? esaphagoose, thoracic duck, azygoose vein, vagoose)
This website is SUPER helpful -- it has good animations, good, simple text explaining changes, quiz questions, clinical correlations, etc. It costs $20 for 6 months to use it. Well worth it. http://imc.gsm.com/demos/demos.asp?p=che
Try out simbryo at www.simbryo.com I think you can get it on CD-ROM with Langman's embryology as well. Chris
thanks chris for posting simbryo. if anyone's ever tried it and has any critique, i'd love to hear it. thanks. phil ecker (creator of Simbryo) ps--it will be bundled with the new edition of Langman's (9th) coming out this Spring. If you have to have it now, you can ask your institution to buy a site license (too expensive for us med students). v2 is on it's way.
