Bassett Collection Large Image - Lane Medical Library, Stanford University Medical Center

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Embryo, placenta and fetal membranes

Three-month-old fetus in situ within fetal membranes

The uterus of this surgical specimen has been opened by means of a longitudinal incision. The chorion has been cut and reflected from the amnion.

1 .	Chorion (cut and reflected from amnion)
2 .	Placenta (lower portions of the placenta are visible through the amniotic sac)
3 .	Umbilical cord
4 .	Amniotic sac
5 .	Myometrium
6 .	Cervix of uterus (supravaginal part)
7 .	Cervix of uterus (vaginal part)