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Embryology of the Integumentary System and Sense Organs

Embryology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Desde la epidermis y sus anexos hasta los aparatos especializados de la visión, la audición, el equilibrio, el olfato y el gusto: una exposición exhaustiva de las interacciones ectodermo-mesénquima, las placodas neurogénicas y las copas y vesículas que construyen nuestros órganos receptores, con sus malformaciones de relevancia clínica.

What it covers

  1. Common ectodermal origin and the concept of placode
  2. Integumentary System
  3. Epidermis: stratification and cell populations
  4. · Immigrant cell populations
  5. Dermis and hypodermis: the double mesenchymal origin
  6. Skin annexes: hair, glands and nails
  7. · Hair follicle
  8. · Skin glands
  9. · Nails
  10. Mammary gland: the crest and milky lines
  11. Synthesis of integumentary correlations
  12. Sense Organs
  13. The eye: vesicle and optic cup
  14. Lens, retina and vitreous body
  15. · Crystalline
  16. · Retina
  17. · Vitreous body and transient vascularization
  18. Eye robes, cameras and annexes
  19. Synthesis of ocular correlations
  20. The inner ear: the otic vesicle
  21. Middle and external ear: the role of the pharyngeal arches
  22. · Middle ear
  23. · External ear
  24. Synthesis of auditory correlations
  25. Olfaction: olfactory placode, nose and sinuses
  26. Taste and language: papillae, buttons and triple innervation
  27. Integration: three ectodermal lineages, a repertoire of defects

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Subject
Embryology
Category
Basic Sciences
Type
Study Guide
Sections
27
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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