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Implantation Well Underway

#20, Slide 44 of 312

8 days

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

Label Key:

1. trophoblast cells
2. inner cell mass
3. decidual reaction (site of early placenta formation)
4. inner lining of uterine wall (endometrium), seen in cross-section
5. muscle layer of uterine wall (myometrium)
6. uterine cavity
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
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