مقدمة في علم الأجنة الطبية

Medical Embryology - Course Introduction

• Course Title: Medical Embryology, Theory Section
• University: Tishreen University, Faculty of Medicine
• Department: Cell, Tissue, and Embryology Department
• Instructor: Dr. Flora Youssef Miheb
• Academic Year: 2025/2024

Importance of Medical Embryology

• Understanding Pre-natal Origins: Explores the origins and natural developmental processes of a human.
• Mechanism of Congenital Abnormalities: Explores how common developmental disorders arise.
• Multidisciplinary Application: Crucial in biology, medicine, and various health sciences.

Medical Applications

• Understanding Human Anatomy: Aids in comprehending human body structure.
• Connecting Basic and Clinical Sciences: Links fundamental anatomical knowledge to clinical specialties including obstetrics, pediatrics, and surgery.
• Patient Counseling: Provides information for patient consultation on topics like natural conception, assisted reproduction technologies, contraception, pregnancy progression, childbirth, congenital abnormalities, stem cell research, and cloning.
• Foundational Science: Embryology is a crucial basis for a thorough understanding and practice of medicine, offering fundamental insights into developmental biology, pediatrics, and adult diseases.

Embryonic Development Stages

• Three main stages:
  • Pre-embryonic stage (Period of the egg): Begins with fertilization and continues to the end of the third week.
  • Embryonic stage (Embryonic period): From the start of the fourth week to the end of the eighth week.
  • Fetal stage (Fetal period): From the start of the ninth week (or beginning of the third month) until birth.

Key Terms and Concepts

• Fetal Development: The process of an embryo developing into a fetus.
• Contraception Methods: Techniques used to prevent pregnancy.
• Medically Assisted Reproduction Techniques: Methods to facilitate conception.
• Parturition (Birth): The process of giving birth.
• Cloning: Creating genetically identical copies.
• Fertilization: Fusion of sperm and ovum.
• Zygote: A fertilized egg.
• Medical Embryology: The branch of science studying the developing embryo.
• Reproduction: The process of producing offspring.
• Pregnancy: The period from fertilization to birth.
• Congenital Malformations: Birth defects.
• Intrauterine Life: Life within the uterus.
• Embryo: The developing organism from fertilization until approximately the ninth week.
• Fetus: The developing organism after the ninth week until birth.

تقدم هذه الدورة مقدمة مفصلة في علم الأجنة الطبية وأهميته في فهم المنشأ الجنين والنمو الطبيعي. يتم تناول كيفية ظهور التشوهات الخلقية وتطبيقاتها المتعددة في العلوم الصحية. تهدف الدورة إلى ربط المعرفة الأساسية بالعلوم السريرية وتعزيز استشارة المرضى.