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At placenta, you have a membranes from mother and fetus come in close contact. The area of contact is fairly large, much more than you can imagine. Here the blood from mother and the fetus come in close contact, but does not get mixed up. Through this so called placental barrier, only very small molecules can pass. So all the amine acids, glucose, fat molecules ( may be fatty acids and glycerol) vitamins and minerals along with water can pass through this membrane. Globulin can pass but not albumin. That is the beauty of Nature.

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Uterine membrane transport substances between mother and embryo?

The uterine membrane, comprised of the placenta, facilitates the exchange of nutrients, oxygen, and waste products between the mother and embryo. This transport occurs through diffusion, active transport, and facilitated diffusion mechanisms. The placenta also acts as a barrier to prevent harmful substances from crossing between the maternal and fetal circulations.


How a placenta is adapted to carry out its function?

The placenta is adapted to carry out its function of providing nourishment and oxygen to the developing fetus by having a large surface area covered in villi for efficient exchange of nutrients and gases. It also has a rich blood supply from both the mother and the fetus, allowing for the exchange of substances between their circulatory systems. Additionally, the placenta produces hormones that help maintain the pregnancy and support fetal development.


What provides food and oxygen for a developing embryo?

The Placenta uses a the process of diffusion to diffuse the nutrients from the mothers blood into the babies. Then the umbilical cord carries the nutrients to the baby to the Placenta. Answer is Placenta


How does the structure of the placenta prevent the mothers blood from mixing with the blood of the developing embryo?

The structure of the placenta includes fetal capillaries and maternal blood spaces separated by a thin membrane. This membrane allows for the exchange of nutrients and wastes between the mother and the developing embryo without their blood mixing. The exchange occurs through diffusion and active transport mechanisms.


Can twins share a placenta during pregnancy"?

Yes, twins can share a placenta during pregnancy. This occurs when identical twins share a single placenta, while fraternal twins each have their own placenta.

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Describe how the placenta is adapted for the exchange of substances?

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How is a fish specialy adapted to exchange gases by diffusion?

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What are the parts of the body that adapted to aid diffusion?

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The human female reproductive system is adapted for?

Transport of Oxygen through the placenta to the fetus


What is one adaptation of placenta helping the rate of diffusion?

Nutrients, oxygen, and disease fighting substances.You're welcome because you don't have to read aye? xD


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.


The egg of a mammal is smaller than that of a bird because the embryo of the mammal obtains its nutrients from the what?

Placenta through the process of diffusion


Uterine membrane transport substances between mother and embryo?

The uterine membrane, comprised of the placenta, facilitates the exchange of nutrients, oxygen, and waste products between the mother and embryo. This transport occurs through diffusion, active transport, and facilitated diffusion mechanisms. The placenta also acts as a barrier to prevent harmful substances from crossing between the maternal and fetal circulations.


How is Alveoli well adapted to diffusion?

The alveoli have very thin walls, which allow for rapid diffusion into the surrounding capillaries. There are also many alevoli in the lung, and that increases the surface area dramatically, allowing for more diffusion to occur


How a placenta is adapted to carry out its function?

The placenta is adapted to carry out its function of providing nourishment and oxygen to the developing fetus by having a large surface area covered in villi for efficient exchange of nutrients and gases. It also has a rich blood supply from both the mother and the fetus, allowing for the exchange of substances between their circulatory systems. Additionally, the placenta produces hormones that help maintain the pregnancy and support fetal development.


How alveoli adapted to their jobs?

adapted by having a big surface area so it can absorb more oxygen and it contains lots of oxygen. Also it has very thin tubes for diffusion.


What provides food and oxygen for a developing embryo?

The Placenta uses a the process of diffusion to diffuse the nutrients from the mothers blood into the babies. Then the umbilical cord carries the nutrients to the baby to the Placenta. Answer is Placenta