aVLET041 Selected Lectures from Embryology and Teratology

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
MVDr. Anna Mac Gillavry Danylevska, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Eva Mecová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
MVDr. Anna Mac Gillavry Danylevska, Ph.D.
Department of Histology and Embryology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MVDr. Anna Mac Gillavry Danylevska, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Histology and Embryology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
aVLHE0322c Histology and Embryology II -p || aZLHE0322c Histology and Embryol.II -prac
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
1. Describe the development of individual organ systems of human body.
2. Explain the mechanism of the origin of the most frequent or most grave developmental anomalies and their clinical significance.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
1. Describe the development of individual organ systems of human body.
2. Explain the mechanism of the origin of the most frequent or most grave developmental anomalies and their clinical significance.
Syllabus
  • General embryology
  • Development and teratology of cardiovascular and lymphatic systems.
  • Development and teratology of digestive system and coelom.
  • Development and teratology of urinary system.
  • Development and teratology of reproductive system.
  • Development and teratology of nervous system.
  • Development and teratology of sensory organs.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MOORE, Keith L. and T. V. N. PERSAUD. Before we are born : essentials of embryology and birth defects. Edited by Mark G. Torchia. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2008, 353 s. ISBN 9781416037057. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Giving the course-unit credit is conditioned by 80% attendance in the lectures and the final test.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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