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Harmful chemicals or viruses that can be transferred from a mother to her developing fetus are called?
Harmful chemicals or viruses that can be transferred from a mother to her developing fetus are called teratogens.
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
What is the syndrome that babys get from there mother drinking while in the fetus?
fetal alcohol syndrome
How does alcohol affect a fetus when a woman is pregnant?
In the uterus, the placenta and cord attaches from the mother to the fetus, delivering all nutrients directly from the mother's blood stream to the fetus. If the mother is on drugs or drinks alcohol, that also passes from the mother's blood stream to her fetus.
How does alcohol get transferred from mother to the fetus?
it passes oxygen and nutrients
Is fetal alcohol syndrome infectious?
no fetal alcohol syndrome is a disease in which a mother to be abuses alcohol which usually and most often results in various deformations of the fetus/infant.
How do poisons from cigarettes and alcohol get to the fetus?
the alcohol and cigarette smoke gets to the fetus through the mother and her blood which can affect the baby in many ways.
How does a developing baby get food and oxygen during the pregnancy?
Baby gets food and oxygen through the umbilical cord. This umbilical cord is attached to the placenta. This placenta is attached to the uterus. In the placenta blood of the mother comes close to the blood of the fetus. There is transfer of food and oxygen to the blood of fetus from the blood of mother. Carbon bi oxide and waste products of metabolism are transferred to the blood of mother from the blood of fetus.
What Structure pushes fetus out of the mother?
The structure that pushes the fetus out of the mother is called the uterus.
Can a fetus survive when mother is a and fetus is b blood group?
Yes, there is no danger to the fetus is the mother is type A and baby is type B
Why can it be harmful to the fetus for a pregnant woman that handles dangerous chemicals?
The chemicals can be absorbed by the mother and transferred to the fetus. The chemicals can have a major impact on the development of the child and cause birth defects. The full impact is not known, other than it has never been good.
Is folic acid found in a higher concentration in fetus than mother?
A fetus gets all of it's nutrition from their mother. The mother has all of the nutrients and passes them along to the fetus.
