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What is the nature of an artery in the umbilical cord of a fetus?
The nature of an artery in the umbilical cord is to take waste products from the baby. It is then sent back to the placenta by two veins.
What 3 structure connecting an embryo with the organ that nourishes the embryo?
Placenta containng arteriesd and veins .
Why must the umbilical cord contain both veins and arteries?
This is to facilitate the exchange of materials between foetus and placenta.
Do all veins carry dark CO2 rich blood?
While most veins carry dark CO2 rich blood, three exceptions are the pulmonary veins which return oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs, the portal veins from the digestive organs, gall bladder, and spleen to the liver, and the umbilical veins which carry blood from the fetus to the mother's placenta.
How many umbilical veins does the pig have?
During embryologic development, there are two umbilical veins, left and right, that drain blood from the placenta to the heart. The right umbilical vein regresses and under normal circumstances is completely obliterated during the second month of development. The left umbilical vein persists and delivers blood from the placenta to the developing fetus. The diameter of the intra-abdominal umbilical vein increases linearly, from 3 mm at 15 weeks of gestation to 8 mm at term.
Vein of the fetal pig that carries oxygenated blood?
There are two veins that carry oxygen they are the Pulmonary vein and the Umbilical vein:-)
The veins that receive lymph from the two terminal lymphatic vessels are the?
Subclavian veins
Which are the two veins that form hepatic portal vein?
The two veins that form hepatic portal vein are the splenic vein and the superior mesenteric vein. These veins usually receive blood from the inferior mesenteric, gastric, and cystic veins.
What are two associated structures in the placenta?
umbilical cord and fetus
What two tissues does placenta form?
trophoblasts/chorionic villi and the uterus form the placenta
What does a posterior placenta with grade 2 maturity mean?
This is a term used in pregnancy to describe the placenta positioning. Grade two posterior placenta means that the placenta is facing the back of the uterus. It is located in the lower segment and touching the edge of the cervical opening but is not completely covering it.
What four vessels drain into the left atrium?
Two pulmonary veins from the right lung and two pulmonary veins from the left lung.
