Endotheliochorial placentation occurs in the?

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QUESTION

Endotheliochorial placentation occurs in the?

OPTIONS

(A) Horse
(B) Dog
(C) Cow
(D) Sheep

ANSWER

(B) Dog

EXPLANATION

Dogs have an endotheliochorial placenta, in which fetal chorionic tissue lies against maternal vascular endothelium after loss of the maternal uterine epithelium and intervening connective tissue. Horses have diffuse epitheliochorial placentation. Cows and sheep have cotyledonary synepitheliochorial placentation, historically described as syndesmochorial. Neither equine nor ruminant placentation has the characteristic maternal endothelial interface of the canine placenta.

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