#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
subtype: #allantois #caul #umbilical_cord
part: #amnion__amniotic_sac__amnios thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo in higher vertebrates (Amniota: reptiles; birds; mammals)
part: #chorion outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles; birds; mammals)
part: #chorionic_villus one of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta
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