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Embryo with Placental Membranes

By the external appearance of the embryo appears to be about Week 7 (GA week 9) either Carnegie stage 18 or Carnegie stage 19

  • amniotic sac - formed by the amniotic membrane (ectoderm and extra-embryonic mesoderm) completely surrounding the surrounding the embryo.
  • yolk sac - the yolk membrane (endoderm and extra-embryonic mesoderm) attached to the embryo at the umbilicus and continuous with the midgut.
  • chorionic cavity - membrane (extra-embryonic mesoderm) has been removed but is represented by the black space outside the amniotic and yolk sac and part of the remaining chorionic villi region.


Links: Week 7 | Carnegie stage 18 | Carnegie stage 19 | Placenta - Membranes | Placenta Development


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Carnegie Stages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | About Stages | Timeline

Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 26) Embryology Placental membranes.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Placental_membranes.jpg

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