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Answer: C - Superficial plate

The placenta is an organ located in the gravid uterus that connects the mother and fetus via the umbilical cord. The amniotic membrane refers to the amniotic sac (as the amniotic sac is a pair of membranes). The fetal part of the placenta is called the chorionic membrane. The basal plate is the peripheral region of the placenta. There is no specific placental component called the “superficial plate”