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As the foetus develops in the womb the placenta plays an important role give two functions of the placenta?
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The main function of placenta in pregnancy is to supply your baby with sufficient nourishment. Generally it is found to evaluate around one-sixth of your newborn's weight.
Every minute during the pregnancy, approximately about 550 ml of blood gets pushed into the uterus to replace enough nutrients with the placenta for your baby.
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Why the mass of the placenta increases as the foetus develops.?
To hold the growing fetus .
Why the mass of the placenta increases as the foetus develops?
To hold the growing fetus .
Why does the mass of the placenta increase as the fetus develops?
to hold the foetus thts growing.
How is the placenta adapted for its function?
The structure of the placenta is related to its functions because its functions is to support the embryo/foetus in ways such as providing it with nourishment, and oxygen which explains the relevance of the placenta to its function of supporting the growing individual.
Why is the placenta like an intestine for the fetus?
because the foetus gets food through placenta
Name 2 ways in which harmful substances can be passed onto the foetus?
To my knowledge there is only one way. Across the placenta and into the foetus. Everything taken into mothers body will pass across the placenta, around the system of the foetus and even returning waste back across the placenta through the magic of Osmosis.
How are nutrients absorbed by the fetus?
The nutrients are absorbed through the placenta by the foetus. The foetus gets the oxygen and nutrition from the mother. The blood of the mother and foetus comes very close to each other in the placenta. Both are not mixed up. They are separated by very thin membrane. The surface area of the contact is very large as compared to the size of placenta.
How does the human foetus get everything it needS?
Through the placenta and umbilical cord.
What is the name of the body parts that foetus develops here?
the uterus
What develops into the fetus?
A Foetus is formed by the growth and development of an embryo.
What harmful substance can pass through the placenta to the foetus?
Ellicit drugs, alcohol and nicotine.
How are nutrients and oxygen passed to the foetus and waste taken away?
Everything is supplied and filtered by the placenta.
