Placenta

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Which structure is the basic parenchyma of all placentas?

  • Trophoblast (correct)
  • Cord
  • Membranes
  • Chorion

Where does fertilization occur?

  • Fallopian tube (correct)
  • Membranes
  • Chorion
  • Uterus

What type of placenta results when the trophoblast invades the maternal endometrium?

  • Discoid placenta
  • Deciduate placenta (correct)
  • Hemochorial placenta
  • Chorioallantoic placenta

What is the term used to describe the placenta in which maternal blood comes into direct contact with the fetal trophoblast?

<p>Hemochorial placenta (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what stage does the zygote reach the uterus?

<p>Morula stage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structure is penetrated by fetal mesoderm to form the chorion?

<p>Trophoblast (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the placenta in which maternal blood comes into direct contact with the fetal trophoblast?

<p>Hemochorial placenta (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does fertilization occur?

<p>Fallopian tube (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the fusion of fetal organs to maternal tissues for physiologic exchange?

<p>Placenta (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the placenta that results from the invasion of the trophoblast into the maternal endometrium?

<p>Deciduate placenta (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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