#fetal_membrane__fetalmembrane any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment of respiration or excretion of a developing fetus
supertype: #tissue_layer__membrane a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals
part: #amnion #chorion
subtype: #allantois__allantoi vascular fetal membrane that develops from the hindgut in embryonic higher vertebrates (mammals; birds; reptiles)
subtype: #caul__veil__embryonic_membrane__embryonicmembrane the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
subtype: #umbilical_cord__umbilicalcord membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
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