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In velamentous cord insertion, the umbilical cord
Umbilical cord

In placental mammals, the umbilical cord is the connecting cord from the developing embryo or fetus to the placenta. During prenatal development, the umbilical cord comes from the same zygote as the fetus and normally contains two arteries and one vein , buried within Wharton's jelly....
 inserts into the membranes not to the disk placenta or even in the chorion
Chorion

The chorion is one of the membranes that exists during pregnancy between the developing fetus and mother. It develops from the syncytiotrophoblast and surrounds the embryo and other membranes....
 rather than in the mass of the placenta. The exposed vessels are not protected by Wharton's jelly
Wharton's jelly

Wharton's jelly is a gelatinous substance within the umbilical cord, largely made up of mucopolysaccharides . It also contains some fibroblasts and macrophages....
 and hence are vulnerable to rupture.






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In velamentous cord insertion, the umbilical cord
Umbilical cord

In placental mammals, the umbilical cord is the connecting cord from the developing embryo or fetus to the placenta. During prenatal development, the umbilical cord comes from the same zygote as the fetus and normally contains two arteries and one vein , buried within Wharton's jelly....
 inserts into the membranes not to the disk placenta or even in the chorion
Chorion

The chorion is one of the membranes that exists during pregnancy between the developing fetus and mother. It develops from the syncytiotrophoblast and surrounds the embryo and other membranes....
 rather than in the mass of the placenta. The exposed vessels are not protected by Wharton's jelly
Wharton's jelly

Wharton's jelly is a gelatinous substance within the umbilical cord, largely made up of mucopolysaccharides . It also contains some fibroblasts and macrophages....
 and hence are vulnerable to rupture. velamentous cord insertion= Membranous insertion

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