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Bilaminar embryonic disc

Bilaminar embryonic disc

The bilaminar embryonic disc. The amnion overlying the disc does not seem to be complete. The epiblast is a pseudostratified columnar epithelium. The surrounding cytotrophoblast is evident, and lacunae can be seen in the syncytiotrophoblast. Cytotrophoblastic clumps may be regarded as an indication of the future chorionic villi.

Fig. 14. O'Rahilly and Müller, 1987.

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Keywords: amnion, bilaminar embryonic disc, cytotrophoblast, cytotrophoblastic clumps, epiblast, lacunae, pseudostratified columnar epithelium, syncytiotrophoblast


Source: The Virtual Human Embryo.