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Detail from "The anatomy lesson of Dr. Frederik Ruysch",
c. 1683 (see other details - | A | |
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C | | D |) by Jan van Neck (1635-1714) - Historic Museum,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.Note: The placenta (cheese
cake like according to Romans) gives rise to the umbilical cord.
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