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Why are materials exchanged between mother and fetus through the placenta?
placenta
How does food pass through the mother to get to the fetus to feed of off?
The baby is connected by the umbilical cord to the placenta. The placenta is attached to the inside of the womb. Blood carries food through the blood vessels in the wall of the womb and the blood vessels of the placenta absorb the food.
When do fetus start feeding through the placenta?
A developing fetus is supplied with its needs for metabolism and growth from the mother via the placenta.
Nutrients and oxygen are transferred from a mother to her developing fetus through the?
a developing fetus receives nourishment from the placenta, which is burrowed into the uterus
Why is the placenta like an intestine for the fetus?
because the foetus gets food through placenta
The fetus receives blood from the placenta through the?
umbilical cord
Material are exchanged between mother and fetus through the?
placenta
When does a fetus get food before birth?
With mammals, the fetus has a connection by its umbilical cord to an organ of the mother, called the placenta. Blood passes through the umbilical cord to the fetus, carrying food and oxygen. The umbilical cord is attached to the fetus at a point you will later call your navel or belly button.
How is the fetus connected to the placenta?
the fetus is the baby and the placenta is how the baby gets nutrients or food while in the womb, there is a tube that connects from the placenta to the fetus bellybutton
Does chemicals from cigarette smoke pass through the placenta to the fetus?
I am sure that it does.
How nutrients oxygen and waste are exchanged between the fetus and the mother?
how nutrients,oxygen and waste are exchange between the fetus and the mother
What is the role of the uterus in the development of the fetus and the placenta?
The uterus is where the fetus develops and the placenta connects the uterus to the fetus.
