Difference between revisions of "Pregnancy Structures"

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ANATOMY

Mare and pig: diffuse placenta
Dog and cat: zonary placenta
Ruminants: cotyledonary placenta

Cotyledon=area of attachment of foetal placenta (black areas of diagram).
Caruncle=maternal endometrial attachment site (stippled areas of diagram).
Placentome = cotyledon + caruncle.

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Normal structures found during pregnancy

Corpora lutea in ovaries.
Endometrial cups in the mare. These develop from foetal tissue, visible from day 40, pale and start to slough from day 100. They produce gonadotrophic hormones.
Amniotic plaques consisting of 2-4 mm plaques of squamous epithelium.
Placental mineralisation, a milky deposition of calcium mid-pregnancy. May get small bony plaques in the allantochorion.
Calcified yolk sac remnants.
Hippomanes in mares.
Cervical star in mares (placental), an area of fibrosis where the placenta did not attach to uterus during pregnancy.

Information by permission of Professor RW Else

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+====ANATOMY====
-==Introduction==
+Mare and pig: diffuse placenta
-The placenta provides an '''interface for metabolic exchange''' between the dam and the foetus.
+<br>Dog and cat: zonary placenta
+<br>Ruminants: cotyledonary placenta
+*Cotyledon=area of attachment of foetal placenta (black areas of diagram).
+*Caruncle=maternal endometrial attachment site (stippled areas of diagram).
+*Placentome = cotyledon + caruncle.
-It is a transitional endocrine organ that produces hormones responsible for:
+ insert the diagrams here
-:maintenance of pregnancy
-:stimulation of the maternal mammary gland
-:promotion of foetal growth.
-==Ruminant placenta==
+====Normal structures found during pregnancy====
-Ruminants have a '''cotyledonary placenta''', which is defined as a placental unit of trophoblastic origin consisting of abundant blood vessels and connective tissue.
+#Corpora lutea in ovaries.
+#Endometrial cups in the mare. These develop from foetal tissue, visible from day 40, pale and start to slough from day 100. They produce gonadotrophic hormones.
+#Amniotic plaques consisting of 2-4 mm plaques of squamous epithelium.
+#Placental mineralisation, a milky deposition of calcium mid-pregnancy. May get small bony plaques in the allantochorion.
+#Calcified yolk sac remnants.
+#Hippomanes in mares.
+#Cervical star in mares (placental), an area of fibrosis where the placenta did not attach to uterus during pregnancy.
-In sheep, there are between 90 and 100 cotyledons distributed across the surface, and in cattle 70-120 have been observed.
-The '''placentome''' consists of a '''foetal cotyledon''' contributed by the chorion and a '''maternal caruncle''' originating from the endometrium. These placentomes start forming about day 16 in the sheep and day 25 in the cow. In the sheep the placentomes form a '''concave''' structure, while in the cow they are '''convex'''. During gestation, these placentomes will greatly increase in diameter, nearing 5-6cm in the cow by the end of pregnancy.
+Information by permission of Professor RW Else
-==Dog and cat placenta==
-Dogs and cats have a '''zonary placenta''' which includes a prominent '''region of exchange''' that forms a broad zone around the chorion near the middle of the conceptus.
-There are also highly pigmented rings at either end of the central zone, called '''marginal haematomas'''. They are thought to be important in iron transport from the dam to the foetus.
-==Mare placenta==
-The mare placenta is '''diffuse''' but has many specialised zones called '''microcotyledones'''. They are only visible microscopically and are distributed over the entire placental surface.
-The placenta contains unique transitory structures called '''endometrial cups'''.
-They range from a few milimetres to several centimetres in diameter. There are usually between 5 and 10 endometrial cups distributed over the surface of the placenta. They are of both trophoblastic and endometrial origin. These structures produce '''equine chorionic gonadotrophi'''n (eCG) and develop between days 36 and 60 of pregnancy. From day 60 they begin to be sloughed and are no longer functional. The debris from the sloughing of the cup may form allantochorionic pouches, up to 2cm in length, which can be present in the placenta at term.
-The '''hippomane''' is another normal structure of pregnancy: it is liver-like in texture and thought to arise as an out-pouching of the allantois which eventually forms a pedicle and separates to float free in the allantoic cavity. Other suggestions include that it is a collection of debris, thought to be deposits from the foetal urine and cells.
-The '''cervical star''' is an area of fibrosis where the placenta did not attach to the uterus during pregnancy and is the area that the foal breaks through at birth.
-{{Learning
-|flashcards = [[Equine Reproduction and Stud Medicine Q&A 08]]
-}}
-==References==
-Senger, P. (2003) '''Pathways to Pregnancy and Parturition''' ''Current Conceptions Inc''
-{{review}}
-{{OpenPages}}
-[[Category:Expert Review]]
 [[Category:Pregnancy and Parturition]]

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Normal structures found during pregnancy

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