developmental anatomy


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Noun1.developmental anatomy - the branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity
anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
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Developmental anatomy. WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia 1966:245-55.
Resulting from this there is a need arises for new research areas to be defined and explored in the field of gross and developmental anatomy. Researchers rely on mice and rats for several reasons; with one being that rodents are small, maintainable, easily accomodatable and also adapt well to new surroundings along with quick reproduction and a short life span of two to three years which enables several generation of mice to be observed in a relatively short period of time.
The author has organized the main body of his text in twenty-two chapters devoted to developmental anatomy, the structure and function of neurons and neuroglia, the anatomy of the canine brain, meninges and the ventricular system, the spinal cord, spinal reflexes, and a wide variety of other related subjects.
The spectrum of transposition of the great arteries: with specific reference to developmental anatomy of the conus.
Developmental Anatomy is the study of the structural changes that occur in the body throughout the lifespan.

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