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DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY

COURSE PORTFOLIO

SECOND YEAR NURSING

 

EMBRYOLOGY

COURSE OUTLINE AND

TEACHING SCHEDULE BY ACADEMIC WEEKS

  

Week

Topic

Academic  Hour

L/D

1

Spermatogenesis

1

2

Oogenesis

1

3

Ovarian and uterine cycle

1

4

Fertilization

1

5

Implantation

1

6

Contraception& Infertility

1

7

Bilaminar Germ Disc

1

8

Trilaminar Germ Disc

1

9

Embryonic Period 1/2

1

10

Embryonic Period 2l2

1

11

Placenta

1

12

Fetal membranes

1

13

Twins

1

14

Factors causing congenital malformation

1

15

Demonstrations of Embryology Models

1

 

Lecture/Demonstration ( L/D) = 15

Total Academic Hours = 15

 

 

EMBRYOLOGY

 COURSE  DETAILS

 

1. Spermatogenesis

Objectives

After this session, the student should be able to:

§         Understand the process of the mitotic division

§         Know the different types of meiotic division

§         Understand the process of the spermatogenesis

 

Lecture

§         Chromosomes during mitotic division

§         Chromosomal changes during meiotic division

§         Spermatogenesis

§         Spermiogenesis

 

2. Oogenesis

Objectives

After this session, the student should be able to:

§         Understand the morphological changes of the oocytes during prenatal maturation.

§         Know the morphological changes of the oocytes during postnatal maturation.

§         Know the abnormalities of the spermatogenesis and oogenesis.

 Lecture

§         Maturation of the oocytes before birth

§         Maturation of the oocytes after puberty

§         Abnormal gametes

 

3. Ovarian & uterine cycles

Objectives

After this session, the student should be able to:

§         Know the hormonal control of the ovarian cycle

§         Understand the process of ovulation

§         Know the factors responsible for oocyte transport

Lecture

§         The effect of the gonadotropin releasing hormone produced by hypothalamus on the cells of the anterior pituitary gland

§         The effect of F.S.H. and L.H. on the cyclic changes in the ovary

§         Formation of corpus luteum and corpus albicans

§         Factors responsible for the oocyte transport into the uterine tube.

 

 

4. Fertilization

   Objectives

After this session, the student should be able to:

§         Understand the definition and stages of fertilization

§         Know the results of fertilization

§         Recognize the cleavage and blastocyst formation

   Lecture

§         Definition of fertilization

§         Normal site of fertilization

§         Stages of fertilization

§         Results of fertilization

§         Cleavage

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5. Implantation

    Objectives

After this session, the student should be able to:

  • Understand the process of implantation
  • Know the normal and abnormal sites of implantation
  • Describe the uterus at time of implantation

Lecture

  • Normal site of implantation
  • Changes taking place in the endometrium during menstrual cycle
  • Uterus at time of implantation

  

6. Contraception and infertility

    Objectives

After this session, the student should be able to:

§         Know different types of contraceptive methods

§         Have a concept of infertility

   Lecture

§         Types of contraceptive methods

§         Infertility in male

§         Infertility in female

§         In vitro fertilization

 

7. Bilaminar germ disc

   Objectives

After this session, the student should be able to:

§         Know the major events occurring in the second week of development

§         Understand the process of formation of epiblast, hypoblast, amniotic cavity and yolk sac

§         Have a concept of the uterine changes occurring in the second week of development

 

Lecture

§         Development of the epiblast, hypoblast, amnion, and yolk sac.

§         Changes of the endometrium after implantation

 

8. Trilaminar germ disc

    Objectives

After this session, the student should be able to:

§         Understand the development of the intra-embryonic mesoderm

§         Have a concept of notochord formation

    Lecture

§         Gastrulation: formation of embryonic mesoderm and endoderm

§         Formation of the notochord

§         Development of the villi.

 

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9. Embryonic period

   Objectives

After this session, the student should be able to:

§         The development of the neural tube and the other derivatives of the ectoderm.

Lecture

§         Formation of the neural tube

§         Derivatives of the ectoderm.

  

10. Embryonic period

     Objectives

After this session, the student should be able to:

§         Understand the differentiation of the intra-embryonic mesoderm

§         Know the derivatives of the endoderm

 

          Lecture

§         Differentiation of the intra-embryonic mesoderm

§         Derivatives of the intra-embryonic mesoderm

§         Derivatives of the endoderm

 

11. Placenta

     Objectives

After this session, the student should be able to:

§         Know the maternal and fetal components of the placenta

§         Have a concept of the structure of the placenta

§         Describe the full term placenta

§         Understand the circulation and functions of the placenta

      Lecture

§         Maternal and fetal components of the placenta

§         Structure of the placenta

§         Description of the full term placenta

§         Circulation of the placenta

§         Functions of the placenta

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12. Fetal membranes

     Objectives

After this session, the student should be able to:

§         Know the development of the umbilical  cord

§         Describe the umbilical cord and its anomalies

§         Have a concept of the development of the amniotic cavity

§         Understand the functions and anomalies of amniotic fluid

        Lecture

§         Structures forming the umbilical cord

§         Anomalies of the umbilical cord

§         Development of the amniotic cavity

§         Functions and anomalies of the amniotic fluid

 

13. Twins

      Objectives

         After this session, the student should be able to:

§         Have a concept of different types of twins

§         Understand the differences between the mono and dizygotic twins

        Lecture

§         Twins and its types

§         Major differences between mono and dizygotic twins.

§         Conjoined twins 

 

11.  Congenital malformations

Objectives

     After this session, the student should be able to:

§         Know the environmental factors causing congenital malformations

       Lecture

§         Environmental factors causing congenital malformations

 

 15. Demonstration of embryonic model

 

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