- The
amnion (pl.:
amnions or amnia) is a
membrane that
closely covers the
human and
various other embryos when
first formed. It
fills with
amniotic fluid...
-
fetus in
humans and
other mammals. They are the
amnion, chorion, allantois, and yolk sac. The
amnion and the
chorion are the
chorioamniotic membranes...
- membranes, the
amnion,
encloses the
amniotic cavity,
containing the
amniotic fluid and the embryo. The
outer membrane, the chorion,
contains the
amnion and is...
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Amnion nodosum is
distinguished by
plaques of
squamous cells on the
amnion's fetal surface. The
condition was
previously known as "Amnionknötchen" (amniotic...
- and caecilians) — by the
development of
three extraembryonic membranes (
amnion for
embryonic protection,
chorion for gas exchange, and
allantois for metabolic...
-
pregnancy between the
developing fetus and mother. The
chorion and the
amnion together form the
amniotic sac. In
humans it is
formed by extraembryonic...
- The
Amnion (singular, Amnioni) are a
fictional alien species in
Stephen R. Donaldson's The Gap Cycle. They are
shown to be the only
alien race humanity...
- the
amnion laid open. X 30.
Dorsum of
human embryo, 2.11 mm in length.
Section through the embryo.
Fetus of
about eight w****s,
enclosed in the
amnion. Magnified...
- birds, reptiles, and mammals: the yolk sac
which surrounds the yolk, the
amnion which surrounds and
cushions the embryo, the
allantois which among avians...
-
embryo exchange gases and
handle liquid waste. The allantois,
along with the
amnion, chorion, and yolk sac (other
extraembryonic membranes),
identify humans...