Advantages of sagittal sections of pig embryos for a medical embryology course

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The Anatomical RecordVolume 14, Issue 3 p. 183-203 Article Advantages of sagittal sections of pig embryos for a medical embryology course† William F. Allen, William F. Allen Department of Anatomy of the University of Oregon Medical School, Portland, OregonSearch for more papers by this author William F. Allen, William F. Allen Department of Anatomy of the University of Oregon Medical School, Portland, OregonSearch for more papers by this author First published: March 1918 https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.1090140302Citations: 9 † It is assumed in most medical embryological laboratories that pre-medical students have had work in maturation, fertilization, segmentation and the early development of the main systems in some vertebrate. The aim of a medical course then is to obtain in as short time as possible a fairly comprehensive understanding of the formation of the various structures and organs of the body. To accomplish this the student should have access to a number of different stages of human embryos and their placenta, and to a collection of cleared embryos that will show the formation of the skeleton. In our laboratory every two students are supplied with a slide box containing a longitudinal and a transverse series of a 6 mm. pig embryo, a transverse section of a 12 mm. pig, twelve specially selected transverse sections of a 25 mm. pig and two 15 mm. pigs for dissection of the viscera, central nervous system and the cranial nerves. The writer is an advocate of the method of taking up the laboratory work from the standpoint of one system at a time, rather than attempting the study of all systems simultaneously. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume14, Issue3March 1918Pages 183-203 RelatedInformation