{"id":12010,"date":"2020-10-29t22:17:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-29t11:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/?page_id=12010"},"modified":"2021-11-21t14:42:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21t03:42:58","slug":"placenta-and-cervix-normal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/placenta-and-cervix-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"placenta and cervix normal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
the placenta is a discoid , haemochorial organ. it grows linearly throughout the pregnancy\u00a0 to reach an approximate thickness of 2.5cm, and diameter of 22cm by term.while the placenta is often represented as two separate plates divided by a clear interface, in reality the boundary is less distinct.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t image courtesy dr alice flanagan<\/p> the placenta is composed of a chorionic plate (facing the fetus), a basal plate (facing the uterine wall), and an intervening intervillous space. maternal blood enters this space through spiral arteries to bathe the chorionic villi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t this 3d power doppler image clearly identifies the complex maternal and fetal vasculature throughout the placenta represented by spiral arteries, villous tree, arcuate and uterine arteries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t the placenta should be carefully assessed for its:<\/p>placenta<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
placental location, morbid placental adherence , premature placental separation and bleeding, placental cystic spaces, placental masses, and gestational trophoblastic disease.<\/li>