Human Embryology and Teratology

Teaching text  18: Formation of the placenta  8: Amniotic cavity


From week 5, the amnion attaches to the chorion, causing the chorionic cavity to disappear at the end of the embryonic period. The amniotic cavity becomes double-walled. The internal layer consists of amnion, the external one of chorion laeve and chorion frondosum respectively.

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