Placentation Flashcards
What is the Chorion?
The outer most membrane surrounding an embryo
How do Chorion frendosum and Chorion Laeve compare?
Frendosum - Villi Present
Laeve - No villi
How are placental classifications made?
Based on the contact points of the Chorioallantois
Name the Placenta Classification with example.
Diffuse (Horse)
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Cotyledonary (Ruminants)
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Zonary (Canine and Feline)
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Discoid (Primates, Rodents)
Name the placenta architecture with examples.
Epitheliochorial (Ru, Su, Eq)
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Endotheliochorial (Ca, Fe)
Name the placenta architecture with examples.
Hemochorial (Primates, Rodents)