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  2. Fetal membranes - Wikipedia

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    The trophoblast layer differentiates into amnion and the chorion, which then comprise the fetal membranes. [4] The amnion is the innermost layer and, therefore, contacts the amniotic fluid, the fetus and the umbilical cord. [5] The internal pressure of the amniotic fluid causes the amnion to be passively attached to the chorion. [4]

  3. Amniotic sac - Wikipedia

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    The yolk sac, amnion, chorion, and allantois are the four extraembryonic membranes that lie outside of the embryo and are involved in providing nutrients and protection to the developing embryo. [5] They form from the inner cell mass; the first to form is the yolk sac followed by the amnion which grows over the developing embryo. The amnion ...

  4. Anamniotes - Wikipedia

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    The name "anamniote" is a back-formation word created by adding the prefix an-to the word amniote, which in turn refers to the amnion, an extraembryonic membrane present during the amniotes' embryonic development which serves as a biochemical barrier that shields the embryo from environmental fluctuations by regulating the oxygen, carbon ...

  5. Crossroads Pregnancy Resource Center to hold banquet Oct. 12

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    Sep. 30—MOSES LAKE — Crossroads Resource Center will hold its fundraiser banquet Oct. 12. The event will feature a prime rib dinner catered by Top Gun Concessions and Catering of Moses Lake ...

  6. Amnioinfusion - Wikipedia

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    Amnioinfusion is a method in which isotonic fluid is instilled into the uterine cavity.. It was introduced in the 1960s as a means of terminating pregnancy and inducing labor in intrauterine death, but is currently used as a treatment in order to correct fetal heart rate changes caused by umbilical cord compression, indicated by variable decelerations seen on fetal heart rate monitoring.

  7. Chorion - Wikipedia

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    Amniotic embryo. a=embryo, b=yolk, c=allantois, d=amnion, e=chorion. In reptiles, birds, and monotremes, the chorion is one of the four extraembryonic membranes that make up the amniotic egg that provide for the nutrients and protection needed for the embryo's survival. It is located inside the albumen, which is the white of the egg.

  8. Chorioamnionitis - Wikipedia

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    The chorion and amnion membranes are labelled in this depiction of a growing fetus in the uterus. The amniotic sac consists of two parts: The outer membrane is the chorion. It is closest to the mother and physically supports the much thinner amnion. The chorion is the last and outermost of the membranes that make up the amniotic sac. [13]

  9. Major US Muslim group moves annual gala after threats at ...

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    A major U.S. Muslim civil rights group said it moved an annual banquet scheduled for Saturday to an undisclosed location after a Virginia hotel canceled the event because of threats. The Council ...