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Amnion and chorion (ultrasound scan)
Amnion and chorion (ultrasound scan)

Pregnancy week 8. The amnion and chorion are marked in the ultrasound scan (amnionontelo = amniotic cavity).

Pregnancy week 11.

Pictures: Ilkka Järvelä; text: Dimitrios Scordas

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