Derived from
ectoderm
Completely covers the
embryo and lines the
fetal aspect of placenta
Secretes amniotic fluid
to protect the fetus
The amniotic fluid is derived from
the amniochorionic membrane,
through the fetal skin, from the
respiratory tract and urinary tract.
Smooth,fetal part
Rough,maternal part
(cotyledons)
Chorionic villi are the functional units of placenta.
Fragments of these villi can be studied for
congenital anomalies of the fetus.
Figure 28.7a-c
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Placentation
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Placentation
Figure 28.7f
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Chorion laeve
After birth
The placenta,chorion,and amnion are
expelled approx. after 30 minutes after the
child delivery by uterine contractions.
This process is called afterbirth
After birth (the shedding of placenta)
Placenta
Umbilical cord
Discoidal
Deciduate
Hemochorial
Chorioallntoic
Villus type
Placenta at term
About 500g in weight
Has rough maternal surface showing cotyledons
And a fetal surface which is smooth and
To which the umbilical cord is attached.
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Abnormalities of placenta (variations)
Bi lobate placenta
Placenta succenturiata