Langman's Medical Embryology

Langman's Medical Embryology, now in its 8th edition is a classic. It is extensive and rather than giving a simple step by step account of development (although this is provided in nice tables at the front of the book) it encompasses a more scientific explanation than is found in other embryology texts. It is fairly wordy, but it is easy to pick out relevent information and diagrams are excellent, being numerous, well labelled and easy to understand. This medical anatomy textbook, which is both easy to understand and extensive makes it an excellent book both for a medical student just beginning embryology, and later on when a more detail may be needed. The book has beautiful photographs which attract the reader, and there are also nice clinical boxes which break up the text nicely and are also accompanied by photographs. At the end of each chapter are problem solving exercises for which answers are provided at the end of each chapter. This is the embryology textbook to be best seller medical books. I also recommend to read Clinically Oriented Anatomy.