Placental Abruption with Interruption of Gas Exchange - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
This stock medical exhibit portrays placental abruption with interruption of gas exchange in a series of illustrations. The first illustration shows interruption of gas exchange in a sectional view of the placenta. Hemorrhaging of the severed vessels between the placenta and the uterine wall stops the flow of oxygen from the mother to the fetus. The second illustration shows velamentous insertion of the umbilical cord and hemorrhaging, causing blood to flow out through the vagina.