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http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=2309 the purpose of a placenta is to clean out all of the exess poop left inside of your bum, its job is to cleanse it out and turn it into nutrients for your baby so it can survive when not being fed.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe placenta is what develops during pregnancy that connects the mother to the fetus. The placenta provides the baby with oxygen, nutrients, and blood. It also delivers the waste of the fetus to the mother so the mother can expel it.
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∙ 11y agoTo pass on food, water and oxygen into the baby through the cord.
To act as a combination lung, kidney, and stomach.
To take waste products from baby to the mum,
Also to keep the two blood supplies separate.
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∙ 14y agoThe Placenta provides nutrients, oxygen, helps protect your baby from infections, and also discards of waste produced by your baby.
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∙ 9y agoThe placenta's job is to supply the baby with adequate nutrition from the mother.
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∙ 8y agoIt nourishes the embryo.
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For what purpose is the placenta attached to the mother and fetus?
The placenta being attached to both the mother and the fetus, provide important benefits, such as supplying nutrients to the fetus, eliminating waste, and gas exchange.
What does the placenta do for a fetal pig?
It has the same purpose as all other placental pregnancies, it carries nutrients to the fetus from the mother.
What is the purpose of the soft rubbery sole found on a newborn foal's hoof?
Prevents damage to pregnant mares & placenta.
What structure carries blood between the fetus and the placenta?
Umbilical Cord
What is the medical term meaning abnormal implantation of the placenta?
Placenta previa, placenta accreta, placenta increta, and placenta increta are all conditions stemming from abnormal implantation of the placenta.
Do cats have a placenta?
Placenta comes out after each kitten.
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
To which structure does the umbilical cord connect the embryo?
The umbilical cord is attached to the placenta and the placenta is attached to the wall of the uterus
Can the placenta move during pregnancy?
Yes. But the movement is relative. Placenta does not change the position. But lower placenta may move up. So that placenta previa may become normal placenta.
What is displaced placenta called?
Placenta Previa
Do kangaroos have a placenta?
Yes kangaroos have a placenta.
What is posterior grade 2 high lying placenta?
Posterior placenta is when the placenta is located at the back of the motherÃ?s uterus. Placenta praevia means the placenta has not moved up towards the top of the uterus to get ready for birth. Grade 2 means the placenta is near the cervix but not blocking it.
