Histology - Placenta

Powerpoint by:
J.D. Diestro

Pictures by:
Muriel Espanya,
Moch Francisco,
Christina De Los Reyes
Danni Diestro

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Placenta
Gross Placenta Specimen- Fetal Side
Gross Placenta Specimen- Fetal Side

Amniochorionic
Membrane
(Unseparated)

Umbilical
Vessel

Umbilical
Cord
Gross Placenta Specimen: Fetal Side
Gross Placenta Specimen: Fetal Side

Amnion

Chorion
Gross Placenta Specimen: Fetal Side
Gross Placenta Specimen
Gross Placental Specimen: Maternal Side
Gross Placenta Specimen – Maternal Side

Cotyledons
Gross Placenta Specimen
Gross Placenta Specimen: Umbilcal Cord

Umbilical
Artery

Umbilical
Artery

Umbilical
Vein
Gross Placenta Specimen
Histology – Gross – Fetal Side
Histology – Placenta – Fetal Side

Amniotic
Membrane

Chorionic
Plate

Tertiary
Villi
Histology - Placenta
Histology – Placenta - Villi

Villi

Intervillous Space
(from Lacunae)
 Histology - Placenta

Blood Lumen of Folded

Vessel dilated Glandular
gland Epithelium
Histology – Placenta - Maternal Side

Decidua

Blood
Vessel

Dilated
Gland
Histology - Placenta

Sterm villi

Branching Villi
Histology - Placenta

Syncitiotrophobla
st

Blood
Vessel

Tertiary
Villi

Synctitial
Knot
Histology - Placenta

Syncitial
Knot

Syncitiontrophobast
Histology - Placenta

Lacunae or intervillous space

Syncitiotophoblast

Cytotrophoblast
Quiz

What form of villi is this?

Why?
Quiz

What is
this layer?
On what
side is it
in?
 Quiz

What side is this? Why?