Human placenta is best described as :: (A) Discoid, (B) Hemochorial, (C) Deciduate, (D) All of the above
Answer is D. is hemochorial because of direct contact of chorion with maternal blood deciduate because some maternal tissue is shed at paurition A discoid placenta is placenta with flat circular shape and in which the chorionic villi are arranged in a circular plate. Reference: Dutta's Textbook of Obstetrics 7th edition page 28