Embryology

  1. Fetal Membranes and Placenta
    1. The Placenta
      1. Development of the Placenta
        1. Fetal Component
          1. Maternal Component
            1. Placental Circulation
              1. Maternal Blood Flow
                1. Fetal Blood Flow
                2. Placental Barrier
                  1. Placental Functions
                    1. Gas Exchange
                      1. Nutrition
                        1. Waste Removal
                          1. Endocrine Functions
                            1. hCG
                              1. Progesterone
                                1. Estrogen
                                  1. hPL
                              2. The Amnion and Amniotic Fluid
                                1. Formation of the Amnion
                                  1. Composition of Amniotic Fluid
                                    1. Functions of Amniotic Fluid
                                      1. Amniotic Fluid Disorders
                                        1. Oligohydramnios
                                          1. Polyhydramnios
                                        2. The Yolk Sac
                                          1. Early Hematopoiesis
                                            1. Nutritional Role
                                              1. Allantois Formation
                                              2. The Allantois
                                                1. Role in Early Blood Formation
                                                  1. Contribution to Umbilical Vessels
                                                  2. The Chorion
                                                    1. Chorionic Villi
                                                      1. Chorion Laeve
                                                        1. Chorion Frondosum
                                                        2. The Umbilical Cord
                                                          1. Formation and Structure
                                                            1. Vessels of the Umbilical Cord
                                                              1. Wharton's Jelly
                                                              2. Multiple Pregnancies
                                                                1. Dizygotic Twins
                                                                  1. Mechanism of Formation
                                                                    1. Placental Arrangements
                                                                    2. Monozygotic Twins
                                                                      1. Timing of Division
                                                                        1. Types of Monozygotic Twinning
                                                                          1. Shared vs. Separate Membranes
                                                                          2. Higher-Order Multiples

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