Placentation Flashcards
Vitalline Vesicles, Chronion, Allantois and Amnion are?
Embryonic annexes
Define Embryo Implantation or Nidation?
The process of fusion between Embryo Trophoblast (external surface) and the Uterine Mucosa (endometrium)
At what stage are Embryo Trophoblasts formed?
During Blastulation process. ET are external blastomers formed during Blastulation
What kind of Embryo implantation do Carnivores and Ungulates have?
Central implantation-embryo implants in centre of uterus lumen
Describe Eccentric embryo implantation
Embryo is partially isolated from the uterus lumen + partly surrounded by endometrium- occurs only in rodents!
Which E.Implantation type is characterized by total isolation from uterus lining + totally surrounded by endometrium?
Interstitial (humans, monkeys, guinea pigs)
Where does the Vitelline Vesicle develop from?
From Endoderm (most internal layer germ layer) + Splachnopleura (lower lateral part of mesoderm)
Mammals have a small or large vitelline vesicle ? why?
Small vitelline vesicle- due to the nearly no presence of yolk because they are Alecithial eggs.
Amnion + chorion develop from?
Ectoderm (most external part of germ layer-formed post Gastrulation) + Somatopleura (lateral top part of mesoderm- in somites)
Amniotic fluid is located?
Inside amnion and surrounds embryo (is a sac)
In mammals, what structure helps develop the foetal placenta?
Chorion
What composes a Placenta?
Foetal placenta (chorion) + maternal placenta (endometrium)
What is the function of Allantois in Poultry?
Breathing, Ca+ absorption, aids waste material removal
Characteristics of Allantois in poultry?
Grow fast + surround amnion + surround Vit.Vesicles
The chorion allantois membrane is present in …?
Mammals- comes from allantois
Chorion Allantois membrane
Forms foetal placenta in mammals
What provides nutrients for Embryo?
The Albumen (transparent like structure in yolk)
Poultry egg is fully developed at ?
21 days
Fetal placenta has Chronic Villi; what are the 2 sub classifications?
Smooth/leave Chorion and Chorion Frondosum
What is the function of the Allantois for both mammals and poultry?
Breathing, Ca absorption, waste removal
Foetal placenta is formed by what?
Chorioallantoic placenta (definitive) and Choriovitelline placenta (destroyed transformed into A)
What type of chorionic villi make up the foetal placenta?
Chorion Laeve/Smooth and Chorion Frondosum
Embryonic annexes in mammals develop from
Trophoblasts
Embryonic annexes in poultry develop from
Ectoderm
What is a Chorion?
The outermost fetal membrane around the embryo (mammals birds).
Develops from an outer fold on the surface of the yolk sac, which lies outside ZP (in mammals); vitelline membrane in Poulty.
What is the function of the Cotyledons? What are they?
Are C.Frondusum together forming spherical balls
Receive fetal blood from chorionic vessels, which branch off cotyledon vessels into the cotyledons, which, in turn, branch into capillaries. The cotyledons are surrounded by maternal blood, which can exchange oxygen and nutrients with the fetal blood in the capillaries.
The Chorion Frondosum in the Zonary placenta is organized forming what structure?
Forming a band surrounding the middle embryo area.
Which placenta type only has Chorion Frondosum?
Carnivore Zonary placenta
The cotyledons originate from
Chorion; cotyledons are many C.F together forming spherical structure
Placentas can be classified according to
Morphologically, Histologically or according to uterine mucosa