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What is the umbilical cords purpose and what passes through it?
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∙ 7y ago
Umbilical cord is the life line for the fetus. Fetus gets oxygen and nutrition via umbilical cord. The metabolic waste and the carbon bi oxide is taken away back to the mother via umbilical cord. It is very interesting to know about the fetal circulation in detail.
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoThink of it like a life-line from mother to baby. It has a blood supply and that carries oxygen and nutrients in and wastes and carbon dioxide out.
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How do fetuses get nutrients from their mothers?
They get nutrients through their umbilical cords.
Do trout have umbilical cords?
No they hatch from eggs
Do fresh water fish have umbilical cords?
no
How do monkeys cut their umbilical cords?
with sissors
What do umbilical cords have inside them?
Umbilical cords have two arteries and a vein inside them. These are surrounded by a material called Wharton's Jelly and a protective membrane known as the amnion.
Can embryonic stem cells come from umbilical cords?
Embryonic stem cells come from umbilical cords in small quantities, which are harvested by collecting cord blood.
What is the food source for a fetal pig?
A fetal pig is a fetus- not yet born, Unborn mammals receive their oxygen and nutrition through their umbilical cords that connect them to the placenta, which connects them to their mother,
What do you call mammals with umbilical cords?
They are placental mammals.
Are umbilical cords used in vein transplant surgery?
No
When a pregnant lady has twins is there 1 or 2 umbilical cords?
Two umbilical cords, two placentas, two bags of water, two of everything! That is unless they are conjoined twins.
Do donkeys have an umbilical cord?
Yes, they do. When they are born, the momma cat chews through the umbilical cord, and the sack that each kitten is in.
Causes of umbilical cord bleeding in male adults?
Male adults doesn't have umbilical cords. They are cut off from the placenta when they are born.
