Prepared by:
Ahsan Ali (G14)
Hadia Imtiaz (G13)
Compiled by:
Muhammad Ahmad Bhatti (G14)
Reference Books:
- Langman Medical Emryology 14th Edition
Note:
- Only Langman is enough. Make flowcharts of imp topics and MCQs are often asked e.g which part develops from which embryonic tissue
Chapter 17:
(EnR-A-027)
Development of Thyroid Gland & Thyroglossal Cyst
- Complete thyroid development (initial development and descent + types of cells)
- Thyroglossal duct/cyst is very imp
(EnR-A-028 & EnR-A-029)
Parathyroid Development & Anomalies (Ectopic/Aberrant)
- Written in 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches (understand and try to write it in your own words as it’s scattered here)
- Histogenesis
- Ectopic Parathyroid: Because the 3rd pouch derivatives migrate a long distance with the thymus, inferior parathyroid frequently residing within the thymus or superior mediastinum
- Aberrant (Ectopic) Thyroid left behind along the path of descent. The most common site is the base of the tongue (lingual thyroid) (functional)
Chapter 18:
(EnR-A-030)
❖ Pituitary development is written in the forebrain section
❖ High Yield things are sources and types of tissues (also Ta
❖ Clinical [craniopharyngiomas (imp)
Chapter 16 / Urogenital System
(EnR-A-033)
Indifferent Gonads & Sex Determination
- The concept about indifferent gonads and SRY gene is imp, rest is just read
- Development of testis (read)
- Descent of testis(imp)
(EnR-A-034)
Testis Descent & Anomalies
- Clinical of undescended testis (cryptorchidism) (v imp)
(EnR-A-035)
Female Genital Ducts, Uterine Anomalies & Vaginal Development
- It covers complete genital system development.
- Give a read to the whole topic from the book (for mcqs and concept) then do it from the 2nd year embryo notes
- All clinicals are important so do all of them, nothing to skip here (uterus clinicals are very imp)
UHS 5th Block
(Module No 09)
Chapter 17 / Head and Neck:
(HNSS-A-031&32&33)
- Study pharyngeal apparatus and its components table 17.1 (vvv imp)
- Make notes of all the derivatives of pharyngeal pouches, arches, membranes & grooves (as all these often get confused and asked about)
(HNSS-A-034)
- If you study thoroughly, all these will be covered in the upper section; these are just sub-divisions of it.
- Do all clinicals
(HNSS-A-035)
- All clinicals here are important
(HNSS-A-038)
- The thyroid part is covered in module 8.
- Do tongue development and its clinicals.
(HNSS-A-035)
- Face and nasolacrimal duct development (especially facial prominences and their derivatives and their clinicals)
(HNSS-A-036)
- Simple read to paranasal sinuses (not much imp)
(HNSS-A-037)
Development of larynx. Prepare with pharyngeal arches
(HNSS-A-038)
- Development of lip & palate and their clinicals of cleft lip & palate are very imp
Chapter 19 + 20:
(HNSS-A-039)
- Do eye in chap 20
- Can do from medico express/Sharjeel/pdf
- Do clinicals from Lagman
- Chapter 19 Inner Ear Development only (not imp) from Sharjeel or pdf shared and all clinical from Langman