Placenta (Exam 2) Flashcards
What does the fetal part of the placenta separate
fetus from endometrium
What are the fetal membranes
amnion
chorion
yolk sac
allantois
What are the functions of the placenta
nutrition protection excretion hormone production respiration
What is the function of the fetal suprarenal gland
produces hormonal precursors
What part of the fetus is the fetal suprarenal gland involved in
fetal-placenta circulation
How are the hormone precursors from the fetal suprarenal gland distrubuted
back and forth between the adrenal and placenta
What are the two parts of the placenta
fetal
maternal
Where does the fetal portion of the placenta arise from
chorion
Where does the maternal portion of the placenta arise from
endometrium
What is the decidua
maternal part of the placenta
What occurs to the decidua after birth
falls away from the rest of the uterus
What are the 3 parts of the decidua
decidua basalis
decidua parietalis
decidua capsularis
What is the decidua basalis
deep to the fetus (base of impantation
What is the decidua capsularis
overlying the fetus (covers the implantation site)
What is the decidua parietalis
everything else
What is the decidua reaction
the CT (decidua cells) enlarge in response to increased progesterone preventing the syncytiotrophoblast from extending too far into endometrium
What are the components of the fetal part of the placenta
primary chorionic villi
secondary villi
tertiary villi
How are primary chorionic villi formed
cytotrophoblast cells extend into syncytiotrophoblast
What does trophoblast layer give rise to
cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast
What does extraembryonic endoderm layer give rise to
somatic and splanchnic mesoderm
What is placental abruption
When the placenta detaches from the wall prematurely
What are the functions of the yolk sac
transfer nutrients
blood development
primordial gut
germ cells
What layers form the chorion
somatic extraembryonic mesoderm and trophoblast
What are the functions of the allantois
blood formation
vessels persist
bladder development
How are secondary villi formed
when mesenchyme invades primary chorionic villi
How are tertiary villi formed
when mesenchyme give rise to blood vessels and blood cells
What do terteiary villi vessels fuse to form
capillary beds that connect to embryonic heart
When will blood start flowing through the embryonic capillaries
week 3
What is twin transfusion syndrome
identical twins share a placenta but get uneven blood dispersion so one is smaller
How is a cytotrophoblastic shell formed
cytotrophoblast extends through the syncytiotrophoblast and proliferates forming a cytotrophoblastic shell
What are vestigial twins
conjoined twins