<prompt> Phagocytic cells in placenta are :Hofbauer cellsAmniogenic cellsHofmann cellsUterine natural killer cells  <response>: Hofbauer cells are round cells that are capable of phagocytosis and can trap maternal antibodies crossing through the placenta . These cells can express class major histocompatibility complex molecules. Ref: Dutta Obs 9e pg 28. 