Embryology — Placenta and Fetal Membranes

Embryology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

La placenta es el órgano de mayor complejidad y trascendencia del embarazo: mediaador del intercambio fisiológico entre la circulación materna y la fetal, fuente de hormonas esenciales para el mantenimiento del embarazo y barrera selectiva frente a patógenos e inmunógenos. Su desarrollo es un proceso progresivo que abarca desde la segunda semana hasta las 12-16 semanas cuando la placenta adquiere su morfología…

What it covers

1. Development of Chorial Villi
2. · The Three Generations of Villi
3. · Microscopic Structure of Mature Villus (Term)
4. The Trophoblast in Detail
5. · Trophoblast Classification
6. · Remodeling of the Spiral Arteries by EVT
7. · Maternal Immunological Tolerance to Trophoblast
8. Anatomy of the Mature Placenta
9. · The Corial Plate (Fetal Face)
10. · The Basal Plate (Maternal Face)
11. The Placental Barrier
12. · Placental Transfer Mechanisms
13. Functions of the Placenta
14. · Respiratory Exchange Function
15. · Nutritional Function
16. Endocrine Function of the Placenta
17. Amnion and Amniotic Fluid
18. · Amniotic Fluid — Production, Circulation and Composition
19. · Volume and Composition of Amniotic Fluid
20. Yolk Sac, Allantois and Chorioamniotic Membranes
21. · The Secondary Yolk Sac — Evolution and Destiny
22. · The Allantois — Evolution and the Median Umbilical Ligament
23. · Chorioamniotic Fusion and Extraembryonic Coelom Obliteration
24. The Umbilical Cord
25. · Structure of the Normal Umbilical Cord
26. The Decidua — Transformed Endometrium
27. · Types of Decidua
28. · Decidual Cells
29. Fetoplacental Circulation
30. · Fetal Blood Journey
31. The Three Fetal Physiological Shunts
32. Circulatory Changes at Birth
33. · Post-Natal Anatomical Changes in Vascular Structures
34. Placental Pathology
35. Cord and Membrane Pathology
36. · Amniotic Band Syndrome (ADAM)
37. Rh Isoimmunization and TORCH Infections
38. · Rh Isoimmunization — Feto-Neonatal Hemolytic Disease (NHFD)
39. · TORCH Infections — Vertical Transplacental Transmission
40. Integrated Summary
41. · Chronology of Placental Development and Membranes