Question 2 · LEK · Afterbirth
Which statement regarding the placenta is false?
- A. forms the afterbirth together with the umbilical cord and the amniotic sac.
- B. its mass is approximately 500g.
- C. fully formed placenta is not observed until the second half of the second trimester.
- D. cotyledon is the morphological and structural unit of the placenta.
- E. right umbilical vein undergoes atrophy in the early stage of foetal development.
Hint
Recall when the definitive placenta is established in relation to the trimesters of pregnancy.
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