Course: Embryology

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Course title Embryology
Course code KPZ/P1EMB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Valtrová Johana, MUDr.
  • Košťál Milan, doc. MUDr. CSc.
Course content
Periodization of ontogenetic development. Teratology. Formation and development of human gametes. Regulation of gamet development. Ovarian and menstrual cycle. Fertilization, cleavage, implantation. Notogenesis and formation of the outer shape of the embryo. Development of the embryo´s shape and size. Growth of the foetus. Development of a multiple pregnancy. Nourishment of the embryo. Development of the foetal membranes, placenta, and umbilical cord, and their anomalies. Development of the heart and blood vessel system. Foetal blood circulation and its changes after birth. Congenital heart defects. Development of the face and limbs. Development of the digestive tract. Outline: development of the respiratory system. Development of the genitourinary system.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with issues related to the beginning of the human embryonic development and with issues shared between embryology and obstetrics.
After attending the course, students will have a knowledge level of the studied subject that will form a theoretical foundation for subsequent, practically oriented subjects.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Completion of compulsory attendance at the lectures. Completion of a written test or oral examination according to the course guarantor's decision.
Recommended literature
  • MALÍNSKÝ, J. a kol. Přehled embryologie člověka v obrazech. 4. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2008.
  • SADLER, T. W. Langmanova lékařská embryologie. 10. vyd. Praha: Grada.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Midwife (2014) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Midwife (2013) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Midwife (2016) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter