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Placenta (Exam 2) Flashcards

1
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What does the fetal part of the placenta separate

A

fetus from endometrium

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What are the fetal membranes

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amnion
chorion
yolk sac
allantois

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3
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What are the functions of the placenta

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nutrition
protection
excretion
hormone production
respiration
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4
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What is the function of the fetal suprarenal gland

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produces hormonal precursors

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5
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What part of the fetus is the fetal suprarenal gland involved in

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fetal-placenta circulation

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6
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How are the hormone precursors from the fetal suprarenal gland distrubuted

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back and forth between the adrenal and placenta

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7
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What are the two parts of the placenta

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fetal

maternal

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8
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Where does the fetal portion of the placenta arise from

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chorion

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9
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Where does the maternal portion of the placenta arise from

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endometrium

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10
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What is the decidua

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maternal part of the placenta

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11
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What occurs to the decidua after birth

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falls away from the rest of the uterus

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12
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What are the 3 parts of the decidua

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decidua basalis
decidua parietalis
decidua capsularis

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13
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What is the decidua basalis

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deep to the fetus (base of impantation

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14
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What is the decidua capsularis

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overlying the fetus (covers the implantation site)

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15
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What is the decidua parietalis

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everything else

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16
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What is the decidua reaction

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the CT (decidua cells) enlarge in response to increased progesterone preventing the syncytiotrophoblast from extending too far into endometrium

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17
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What are the components of the fetal part of the placenta

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primary chorionic villi
secondary villi
tertiary villi

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18
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How are primary chorionic villi formed

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cytotrophoblast cells extend into syncytiotrophoblast

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19
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What does trophoblast layer give rise to

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cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast

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20
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What does extraembryonic endoderm layer give rise to

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somatic and splanchnic mesoderm

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21
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What is placental abruption

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When the placenta detaches from the wall prematurely

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22
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What are the functions of the yolk sac

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transfer nutrients
blood development
primordial gut
germ cells

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23
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What layers form the chorion

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somatic extraembryonic mesoderm and trophoblast

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24
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What are the functions of the allantois

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blood formation
vessels persist
bladder development

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25
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How are secondary villi formed

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when mesenchyme invades primary chorionic villi

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26
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How are tertiary villi formed

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when mesenchyme give rise to blood vessels and blood cells

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27
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What do terteiary villi vessels fuse to form

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capillary beds that connect to embryonic heart

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28
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When will blood start flowing through the embryonic capillaries

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week 3

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29
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What is twin transfusion syndrome

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identical twins share a placenta but get uneven blood dispersion so one is smaller

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30
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How is a cytotrophoblastic shell formed

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cytotrophoblast extends through the syncytiotrophoblast and proliferates forming a cytotrophoblastic shell

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31
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What are vestigial twins

A

conjoined twins

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32
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How will villi of the decidua capsularis change as the sac grows

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will degenerate to produce a smooth region on the chorion

33
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What is fetus in fetu

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when a fetus (conjoined twin) grows compeltely inside the viable fetus

34
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How is the villus chorion formed

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villi on the decidua rapidly increase in number and branch to form the villus chorion

35
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What is the villous chorion

A

fetal placenta

36
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Is the decidua basalis related to fetus or maternal

37
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By the 4th month what occurs

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almost all of the placenta is replaced by fetal

38
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How is the chorionic sac anchored

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chorionic villi attach to decidua basalis via the cytotrophoblast

39
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What are placental septa

A

projections of decidua basalis towards the chorionic plate

40
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What is the chorionic plate

A

amniochorionic membrane and fetal vessels

41
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What is the function of the placental septa

A

divide the fetal placenta into cotyledons

42
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What are cotyledons

A

stem villi and its branches that are attached to decidua basalis

43
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What is the intervillous space filled with

A

maternal blood

44
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What is an intervillous space

A

lacunar networks that formed in the syncytiotrophoblast

45
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What occurs in the intervillous space

A

maternal blood is discharged into the intervillous space and chorionic villi are bathed in maternal blood

46
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What drains the intervillous space

A

endometrial veins

47
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What is the amniochorionic membrane

A

amniotic sac enlarges faster than chorionic sac and they eventually fuse

48
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What does the fusion of the amniochorionic and decidua capsularis and decidua parietalis do

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obliterate the uterine lumen

49
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How does exchange between fetal and maternal blood occur

A

normally no contact unless breakdown in placental membrane

50
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What is the fetal circulation

A

umbillical arteries
chorionic arteries
capillary bed
umbilical vein

51
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How does the blood in the intervillous space relate to the mother’s circulatory system

A

outside the circulatory system of her

52
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What does the placental membrane contain in layers up until 20 weeks of development

A

syncytiotrophoblast
cytotrophoblast
CT: Wharton’s jelly
endothelium of vessels

53
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How will the placental membrane change after 20 weeks of development

A

layers condense even further as thin as syncytiotrophoblast and endothelium

54
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What is exchanged in placental transger

A 
nutrients
gases
steroid hormones
electrolytes
maternal antibodies
fetal waste products
55
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What are the beneficial things that cross the placental membrane

A 
fetal waste products
water, glucose, amino acids, vitamins
RBC
serum proteins, AFP
nutrients
oxygen, electrolytes
maternal antibodies (igG and igA)
56
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What are the things that cross the placental membrane and are harmful to the fetus

A 
CO
drugs
Taxoplasmosis Gandii
other viruses (Parvovirus, Listeria, Varicella Zoster, HIV)
Rubella
Cytomegalovirus
Herpes Simplex Virus 2
Syphillis
57
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What may result from a long umbilical cord

A

prolapse or coil around fetus

58
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How long is the umbilical cord

59
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What percentage of pregnancies have knots in the umbilical cord

60
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What is the umbilical cord composed of

A

2 umbilical arteries

1 umbilical vein

61
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What is the use of umbilical vessel catheterization

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administer of fluids or for arterial blood gas/pressure monitoring; can be cannulated up to 6 days after birth

62
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Where is amniotic fluid derived from

A

fetus and maternal tissue

63
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How does maternal tissue contribute to amniotic fluid

A

diffusion of fluid from the intervillous space

64
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How does the fetus contribute towards amniotic fluid

65
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What are the functions of amniotic fluid

A 
prevent amnion from adhering to fetus
protection
development of lungs
movement
body temperature regulation
homeostasis fo fluid and electrolytes
66
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What can be determined by the size of the chorionic sac

A

gestational age

67
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What are other ways to move across the placenta

A

breaks in the membrane
lesions and then crawl
crawl across

68
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What is placenta accreta

A

placental villi attach to myometrium

69
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What is placenta percreta

A

placenta perforates through myometrium and fails to separate from the uterine wall

70
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What is erythroblastosis

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occurs when there is Rh incompatibility between mother and fetus–mom has to be exposed to fetal blood and mo m makes antibodies against the fetal antigen

antibodies can cross the placenta in future pregnancy and attack fetal RBC causing anemia and edema

71
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What is polyhydraminos

A

too much amniotic fluid

72
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What is oligohydraminos

A

too little amniotic fluid

73
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What are the two different types of twins

A

dizygotic (fraternal)

monozygotic (identical)

74
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How are dizygotic twins formed

A

two eggs and two sperm

75
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What causes increased ovulation

A

increased FSH levels

76
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How are monozygotic twins formed

A

one egg and one sperm split

77
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What are commonly shared spaces and things for monozygotic twins

A

1 chorion

1 placenta

78
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What do each monozygotic twin have separate

A

amniotic cavities

LECOM MS1 Embryology (19 decks)

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