The amniotic sac, also called the bag of waters or the membranes, is the sac in which the embryo and later fetus develops in amniotes. It is a thin but...

The amniotic fluid is the protective liquid contained by the amniotic sac of a gravid amniote. This fluid serves as a cushion for the growing fetus, but...

to a residual external yolk sac. Diagram showing earliest observed stage of human ovum. 1 - Amniotic cavity 2 - Yolk-sac 3 - Chorion Diagram illustrating...

the amniotic sac expands and occupy the majority of the volume of the gestational, eventually reducing the extraembryonic coelom (the gestational sac or...

describing an excess of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac. It is seen in about 1% of pregnancies. It is typically diagnosed when the amniotic fluid index (AFI)...

when they first form. It fills with amniotic fluid, which causes the amnion to expand and become the amniotic sac that provides a protective environment...

amniorrhexis is a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac. Normally, it occurs spontaneously at full term either during or at the...

the function otherwise provided by the placenta, an amniotic tank functioning as the amniotic sac, as well as an umbilical cord. A woman may still supply...

characterized by a deficiency of amniotic fluid, the fluid that surrounds the fetus in the abdomen, in the amniotic sac. The limiting case is anhydramnios...

or abnormal vaginal excretion. Administration of antibiotics if the amniotic sac bursts prematurely can prevent chorioamnionitis occurrence. The signs...