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The placenta has two distinct seperate compartments; the fetal side consisting of the trophoblast and chorionic villi and the maternal side consisting of the decidua basalis.
 
The placenta has two distinct seperate compartments; the fetal side consisting of the trophoblast and chorionic villi and the maternal side consisting of the decidua basalis.
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[[File:Gray39.png|right|200px|thumb|Diagramatic Reepresentation of the various layers of the placenta]]
    
==Formation==
 
==Formation==
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