File:Placenta schematic.jpg

Diagramatic representation of the human placenta

This image indicates the different components of the mature placenta; fetal placenta, decidua, chorionic villous, intervillous space and maternal spiral arteries that supply the fetus.

Reference

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--Mark Hill (talk) 13:10 7 November 2014 (EST) Assessment - Figure relates to project topic contains reference, copyright and student template. This cartoon shows the structure of the placenta, but a research image showing hormone expression would have been closer to the project topic. You could have put additional information with the file related to hormonal function.

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