Embryology

Small group discussion for medical students to learning embryology

Background: One of the most important issues is the best method to teach embryology course to medical students. Small group discussion (SGD) were used to working together, integral to learningdeveloping intellectual skills and interactive learning experience. Methods: The 72 medical students were equally randomizedto the SGD (group I) and usual lecture based teaching (LBT), (group II) in genera...

The embryology of Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae): an invasive species from Iran

Simaroubaceae is a monophyletic family in the order Sapindales with 22 genera and 109 species. Ailanthus altissima (Mill) Swingle, also known as the tree of heaven, is a highly invasive species, which systematically belongs to Simaroubaceae. Reproductive characteristics are essential for the deployment and maintenance of invasive species in new environments and examination of the reproductive s...

A History of Embryology (1959), by Joseph Needham

In 1931 embryologist and historian Joseph Needham [3] published a well-received threevolume treatise titled Chemical Embryology [4]. The first four chapters from this work were delivered as lectures on Speculation, Observation, and Experiment [5], as Illustrated by the History of Embryology at the University of London. The same lectures were later released as a book published in 1934 titled A H...

An analysis of rhetorical beauties in the interpretation of verses on embryology

The Holy Quran in various verses has explained stages of human development in embryonic period. The Quran describes these stages to prove the possibility of human resurrection after death. The present study seeks to substantiate this point that these verses, which contain scientific hints and wonders, have also rhetorical and phonetic beauty. The literary and scientific interpretation of the ve...

Construction of Multiuser Virtual Environments for the Virtual Teaching of Embryology

This poster describes the construction process of multiuser Virtual Environments VE integrated to multimedia for the virtual teaching of embryology. The system is supported by the MPEG-4 standard and will be integrated, as experimentation environments, to a virtual course of embryology, which is being built and will be made available as part of the Embryology course for medical students.

Protein transmission across the rabbit foetal membranes.