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Decidua Formation and Types

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What is the primary function of the decidua basalis?

To line the uterine cavity
To produce cervical mucus plug
To form the fetal part of the placenta
To develop into the maternal part of the placenta (correct)

What is the fate of the decidua capsularis?

It forms the cervical mucus plug
It is shed off during menstruation
It expands and fuses with the decidua parietalis to obliterate the uterine cavity (correct)
It develops into the maternal part of the placenta

Which part of the decidua is in contact with the muscle wall of the uterus?

Decidua parietalis
Decidua capsularis
Decidua cervicalis
Decidua basalis (correct)

What is the role of the decidua parietalis?

It lines the uterine cavity (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the decidua in the uterus?

It is the endometrium of the uterus after implantation (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the decidua?

To form the maternal part of the placenta (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the chorion is in contact with the decidua basalis?

Syncitiotrophoblast (A) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the villi in the chorion laevé?

They atrophy (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the chorion frondosum?

The branched part of the chorion (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the uterus is lined by the decidua parietalis?

The uterine cavity (A) Signup and view all the answers

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