Creation of an Instructional Animation Showing the Development of the Human Placenta from Implantation to Term
This project was created to fill a need in available placental development instructional tools. In the current literature, there are few three-dimensional representations of placental villous tree structure. This animation provides an overview of placental development and includes a three-dimensional depiction of a placental villous tree. Following creation of this animation, a survey was administered to assess the helpfulness of both the animation and the three-dimensional villous tree representations. Survey responses were overwhelmingly positive and show that this tool aids in the development of an accurate mental model of true placental villous tree form.
Medical Illustration, Placenta, Chorionic Villi
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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