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Does the placenta or the umbilical cord form fir

By Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist).
Last Update: 11/21/2023

The formation of the placenta and the umbilical cord takes place at the same time. What happens is that the union of the placental capillaries will form the three blood vessels that form part of the umbilical cord; that is, the two arteries and the vei

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 Marta Barranquero Gómez
Marta Barranquero Gómez
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Embryologist
Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH).
License: 3316-CV
Embryologist. Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH). License: 3316-CV.