Embryology: Fetal Period

Embryology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Desarrollo cronológico, maduración de sistemas orgánicos, circulación fetal, fisiología placentaria, regulación del crecimiento y correlaciones clínicas perinatológicas de alta relevancia

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 / SGA 11–14)
5. · 1.2 Fourth Month (Weeks 13–16 / SGA 15–18) — Start of the 2nd Quarter
6. · 1.3 Fifth and Sixth Month (Weeks 17–24 / SGA 19–26)
7. · 1.4 Seventh and Eighth Months (Weeks 25–32 / SGA 27–34)
8. · 1.5 Ninth and Tenth Month (Weeks 33–40 / SGA 35–42)
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