Exam 2 Flashcards
The inner layer of the uterine wall is?
Endometrium
The fetal membranes include the?
Chorion, amnion, allantois, and umbilical vesicle
The placenta is a?
Fetomaternal organ
What are the placentas two components?
Fetal part and maternal part
The fetal part develops from where?
The chorionic sac (outermost fetal membrane)
The maternal part of placenta is derived from where?
The endometrium (inner layer of the uterine wall)
The endometrium of the uterus in a pregnant woman is the?
Decidua
Parturition is what?
Childbirth
The embryo/fetus and membranes together are called what?
The conceptus
Decidua enlarge to form what?
Decidual cells
What are the three regions of the decidua?
Decidua basalis, decidua capsularis, and decidua parietalis
The two parts of the placenta are held together by what?
Stem chorionic villi
The five principal activities of the placenta are what?
Metabolism (synthesis of glycogen, cholesterol and fatty acids), respiratory gas exchange, transfer of nutrients (vitamins, hormones, and antibodies), elimination of waste, and endocrine secretion (hCG) for maintenance of pregnancy
The common type of twins is what?
Dizygotic twins with two amnions, two chorions, and two placentas that may or may not be fused
Monozygotic twins commonly have what?
One chorion, two amnions, and one placenta
Twins with what are always monozygotic?
One amnion, one chorion, and one placenta
The umbilical vesicle and allantois are what type of structures?
Vestigial structures
What cells originate in the wall of the umbilical vesicle?
Primordial germ cells
The umbilical vesicle and allantois are both early sites of what?
Blood formation
What are the amniotic fluids three main functions?
A protective buffer, room for fetal movements, and fetal body temperature regulation
What regulates placental development that is expressed in the trophoblast and its blood vessels?
Homeobox genes (HLX and DLX3)
The decidua basalis forms the bushy area of the chorionic sac, the ________
Villous chorion or chorion frondosum
As the chorionic sac grows, the villi associated with the ___________ become compressed and soon degenerate.
Decidua capsularis
The avascular bare area produced after the decidua capsularis degenerates is called what?
The smooth chorion or chorion laeve
The fetal part of the placenta is formed by what?
Villous chorion or chorion frondosum
The maternal part of the placenta is formed by what?
Decidua basalis
The fetal part is attached to the maternal part of the placenta by what?
The cytotrophoblastic shell, the external layer of trophoblastic cells on the maternal surface of the placenta
Chorionic villi invade and erode decidua basalis thus producing wedge shaped areas of decidua called what?
Placental septa
Placental septa divide the fetal part of the placenta into irregular convex areas called what?
Cotyledons
Each cotyledon consists of what?
Two or more stem villi and many branch villi
By the end of the fourth month, the decidua basalis is almost entirely replaced by what?
Cotyledons (the fetal part of the placenta)
The decidua capsularis overlays what?
The chorionic sac or conceptus