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What are the causes of placenta accreta?
Placenta accreta is primarily caused by abnormalities in the lining of the uterus, often due to scarring from previous surgeries or conditions like placenta previa. Other risk factors include advanced maternal age, multiple pregnancies, and previous cesarean sections.
What is the relationship between placenta and umbilical cord?
The placenta is an organ that develops during pregnancy, and it connects the fetus to the uterine wall to provide nutrients and oxygen. The umbilical cord is a flexible tube-like structure that contains blood vessels connecting the fetus to the placenta. The umbilical cord allows for the exchange of nutrients, oxygen, and waste products between the fetus and the mother's bloodstream through the placenta.
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.
Does the egg stick to the placenta in the womb?
No, the egg does not stick to the placenta in the womb. The placenta is a temporary organ that develops during pregnancy to provide nutrients and oxygen to the growing fetus through the umbilical cord. The egg implants into the uterine lining and is surrounded by membranes, while the placenta forms separately.
Does endometrium participate in the formation of the placenta?
No, the endometrium does not directly participate in the formation of the placenta. The placenta is formed from the embryonic tissue (trophoblast) and the maternal tissue (decidua) lining the uterus, not from the endometrium.
Does the lung begins it's gestational development in the heart or placenta?
placenta
Why is the placenta like an intestine for the fetus?
because the foetus gets food through placenta
When the lungs do not function in a fetal pig what takes over their function?
The placenta. Deoxygenated blood flows to the placenta where the carbon dioxide is removed and oxygen added. Oxygen rich blood returns to the fetus. Blood is carried to and from the fetus by the 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.
Can a lung be burs-ted by lung cancer?
The cancer can cause the lung tissue to start to bleed. But it won't actually burst like a balloon or anything like that.
What does asymmetry caused by a collapsed lung look like?
What does a asymmetry caused by a collapsed lung look like
What does human placenta smell like?
My nursing instructor told the class that it smelt like semen. Now, I have never smelled a placenta myself but I think semen smells a bit salty?
What are examples of Worms?
Tape worm like lung fluke and liver fluke
Do cats have a placenta?
Placenta comes out after each kitten.
How does it feel when part of your lung has collapsed?
Like a knife jabbing into your lung like a stitch. Not extremely painful but very uncomfortable.
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.
