The Ontogenetic Basis of Human Anatomy

Although biomechanical embryology can be traced back to the 19th century, the discipline received its greatest stimulus from the work of the German embryologist Erich Blechschmidt (1904-1992). Based on a translation of Blechschmidts monograph Anatomie und Ontogenese des Menschen, this book presents an overview of the changing form and structure of the human anatomy. Blechschmidts research is based on a major collection of accurate reconstructions of human embryos and offers a new way of looking at human development.