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Placental Villi
Labeled image of placental villi showing both fetal and maternal red blood cells (RBCs).
| Fetal RBCs | Maternal RBCs |
| found in villi blood vessels and in blood vessels within placental cord, embryo/fetus vessels and vitelline vessels. | found in uterine blood vessels and the maternal blood-filled space of the placenta. |
| cells are larger and a mixture of cells with and without nuclei. | cells are smaller and all without nuclei. Nuclei are lost in bone marrow before entering circulation. |
| contain fetal haemoglobin (HbF). | contain adult haemoglobin. |
- Villi Histology: First trimester (overview | villi | detail) | fetal and maternal RBCs | Term (overview | villi | detail) | Cord Histology | Placenta Histology | Placenta Development
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 19) Embryology Placental villi 6.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Placental_villi_6.jpg
- © Dr Mark Hill 2024, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G
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