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Placentation is the formation, type and structure, or modes of arrangement of the placenta. The function of placentation is to transfer nutrients, respiratory gases, and water from maternal tissue to a growing embryo , and in some instances to remove waste from the embryo.
Placentation has also evolved in some reptiles. [9] The mammalian placenta evolved more than 100 million years ago and was a critical factor in the explosive diversification of placental mammals. [10] Although all mammalian placentas have the same functions, there are important differences in structure and function in different groups of mammals.
The form of the human placenta is generally classified as a discoid placenta. Within this, the cotyledons are the approximately 15-25 separations of the decidua basalis of the placenta, separated by placental septa. [3]
Trophoblasts are specialized cells of the placenta that play an important role in embryo implantation and interaction with the decidualized maternal uterus. [5] The core of placental villi contain mesenchymal cells and placental blood vessels that are directly connected to the fetus’ circulation via the umbilical cord.
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Placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia / p l æ s ə n ˈ t eɪ l i ə /) are one of the three extant subdivisions of the class Mammalia, the other two being Monotremata and Marsupialia.
An ovary with free central placentation, on the other hand, consists of a single compartment without septae and the ovules are attached to a central column that arises directly from the floral apex (axis). In some cases a single ovule is attached to the bottom or top of the locule (basal or apical placentation, respectively).
Location of ovules inside a Helleborus foetidus flower. In seed plants, the ovule is the structure that gives rise to and contains the female reproductive cells. It consists of three parts: the integument, forming its outer layer, the nucellus (or remnant of the megasporangium), and the female gametophyte (formed from a haploid megaspore) in its center.