- Look up
amnion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The
amnion (pl.:
amnions or amnia) is a
membrane that
closely covers human and
various other embryos...
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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...
- membranes, the
amnion,
encloses the
amniotic cavity,
containing the
amniotic fluid and the embryo. The
outer membrane, the chorion,
contains the
amnion and is...
-
fetus in
humans and
other mammals. They are the
amnion, chorion, allantois, and yolk sac. The
amnion and the
chorion are the
chorioamniotic membranes...
- and caecilians) — by the
development of
three extraembryonic membranes (
amnion for
embryonic protection,
chorion for gas exchange, and
allantois for metabolic...
- the
chorion two
additional membranes develop from
embryonic tissue, the
amnion and the serosa. This
serosa secretes a
cuticle rich in
chitin that protects...
- 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...
-
pregnancy between the
developing fetus and mother. The
chorion and the
amnion together form the
amniotic sac. In
humans it is
formed by extraembryonic...
- very
early embryo. The
lateral body wall folds,
pulling the
amnion in with it so that the
amnion surrounds the
embryo and
extends over the
connecting stalk...
- 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...
