Circumvallate Insertion of Membranes
Circumvallate Insertion of Membranes

View of the placenta from the fetal surface.
Yellow arrows point to the insertion of the membranes.
White arrows point to the margin of the placental disc.
Normally white and yellow arrows should point to the same location.
(Description By:Melinda Sanders, M.D. )
(Image Contrib. by: Hartford Hospital )