Medical embryology is used widely to detect abnormalities before birth. 2-5% of babies are born with an observable abnormality and medical embryology explores the different ways and stages that these abnormalities appear in. Genetically derived abnormalities are referred to as malformations.

Why do we study embryology?

The fundamental intellectual reason for studying embryology is to understand how our bodies came into being. ... The essence of teratology (the study of birth defects) is to understand causes of abnormal development and how the course of development in such cases diverges from the normal.

Why do embryologist study embryos *?

Medical embryology is used widely to detect abnormalities before birth. 2-5% of babies are born with an observable abnormality and medical embryology explores the different ways and stages that these abnormalities appear in. Genetically derived abnormalities are referred to as malformations.