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Bilaminar Disc: 2 Week
Bilaminar Disc: 2 Week
Bilaminar Disc: 2 Week
(2nd WEEK)
By
Ndyamuhakyi Elisa
• Definition
• Development
• Clinical correlates
1. Formation of bilaminar
disc (2-layers) – Forms all
the tissues and organs of
the body.
2. Completion of
implantation
Syncytiotrophoblast cells
displace the endometrium
around the implantation site.
The endometrium has
undergone changes.
• Cells have become filled with
glycogen and lipids
• The nutrients spill into the
connective tissue
hCG
Produces P+ E to
maintain the pregnancy
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The Embryo blast will also differentiate into 2 layers:
2. Cytotrophoblast
3. Syncytiotropho-blast
The chorion forms the wall of the chorionic cavity- the amniotic
cavity and yolk sac are suspended in the chorionic cavity by
the connecting stalk.
Trophoblast ↗cytotrophoblast
↘syncytiotrophoblast
Embryoblast ↗hypoblast
↘epiblast
Extraembronic mesoderm ↗somatopleure
↘splanchnopleure
Cavities ↗amniotic
↘primitive yolk sac
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