Placenta Flashcards
Enlarged placenta weighing more than 600g is called ________.
Placentomegaly
Implantation of placenta over internal cervical os is called _______.
Placenta previa
Large fetal vessels run in fetal membranes across the cervical os is called _________.
Vasa Previa
Occurs when the placenta fails to detach from the uterine wall due to abnormal implantation at the basal plate.
Morbidly adherent placenta
What is the presence of one or more accessory lobes connected to the body of the placenta by placental vessels?
Succenturiate placenta
Bleeding from placental from any cause is called ________.
Placenta hemorrhage
Separation of a normally implanted placenta before before delivery of fetus is called ___________.
Placental abruption
What are focal discrete lesion caused by ischemic necrosis?
Placental infarcts
May include complete or partial mole, choriocarcinoma, and invasive mole.
Gestational trophoblastic disease/Molar pregnancy
What is a benign vascular tumor of the placenta?
Chorioangioma
What is the normal doppler waveform for the placenta?
