Chorion

Chorion
Diagram showing the chorion of a chicken egg
Human fetus enclosed in the amnion
Details
Identifiers
Latinchorion
TEE5.11.3.1.1.0.3
Anatomical terminology

The chorion is the outermost fetal membrane around the embryo in mammals, birds and reptiles (amniotes). It is also present around the embryo of other animals, like insects and molluscs.