Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Historical influence of Aristotle on the theory of human reproduction
- 3 Criteria for being a human individual
- 4 Fertilization and the beginning of a human individual
- 5 Implantation and the beginning of the human individual
- 6 The human individual begins after implantation
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
Appendixes
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Historical influence of Aristotle on the theory of human reproduction
- 3 Criteria for being a human individual
- 4 Fertilization and the beginning of a human individual
- 5 Implantation and the beginning of the human individual
- 6 The human individual begins after implantation
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
Summary
Caption for Appendixes I, II, III
Development of an ovarian follicle containing an oocyte, ovulation, and the phases of the menstral cycle are illustrated. Development begins at fertilization, about 14 days after the onset of the last menstruation. Cleavage of the zygote in the uterine tube, implantation of the blastocyst, and early development of the embryo are also shown. The main features of developmental stages in human embryos are illustrated. (From K. Moore, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 3rd edn, 1982, with slight modifications from colour to black and white.)
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- When Did I Begin?Conception of the Human Individual in History, Philosophy and Science, pp. 183 - 186Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1988