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  2. Human embryonic development - Wikipedia

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    Human embryology is the study of this development during the first eight weeks after fertilization. The normal period of gestation (pregnancy) is about nine months or 36 weeks. The germinal stage refers to the time from fertilization through the development of the early embryo until implantation is completed in the uterus .

  3. Lacuna (histology) - Wikipedia

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    This constitutes the so-called capsule of the space. Each lacuna is generally occupied by a single cell, but during the division of the cells, it may contain two, four, or eight cells. Lacunae are found between narrow sheets of calcified matrix that are known as lamellae (/ l ə ˈ m ɛ l i / lə-MEL-ee).

  4. Lacuna magna - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... [1] Development. The embryological origin of the lacuna magna is contested. [2]

  5. Chondrocyte - Wikipedia

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    Chondrocytes (/ ˈ k ɒ n d r ə s aɪ t,-d r oʊ-/, [1] from Greek χόνδρος (chondros) 'cartilage' and κύτος (kytos) 'cell') are the only cells found in healthy cartilage. They produce and maintain the cartilaginous matrix, which consists mainly of collagen and proteoglycans.

  6. Fetal membranes - Wikipedia

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    They are the amnion, chorion, allantois, and yolk sac. [1] The amnion and the chorion are the chorioamniotic membranes that make up the amniotic sac which surrounds and protects the embryo. [ 2 ] The fetal membranes are four of six accessory organs developed by the conceptus that are not part of the embryo itself, the other two are the placenta ...

  7. A History of Embryology - Wikipedia

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    A History of Embryology is a 1934 book by Joseph Needham. [1] The book is based on lectures on Speculation, Observation, and Experiment. The same lectures were then compiled and released as a book published. [2] The works contain several sections dedicated to Spagyric. The book shows the development of embryological thought and scientific ...

  8. Intervillous space - Wikipedia

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    In the placenta, the intervillous space is the space between chorionic villi, and contains maternal blood.. The trophoblast, which is a collection of cells that invades the maternal endometrium to gain access to nutrition for the fetus, proliferates rapidly and forms a network of branching processes which cover the entire embryo and invade and destroy the maternal tissues.

  9. Cytotrophoblast - Wikipedia

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    "Cytotrophoblast" is the name given to both the inner layer of the trophoblast (also called layer of Langhans) or the cells that live there.It is interior to the syncytiotrophoblast and external to the wall of the blastocyst in a developing embryo.