The nutrients are absorbed through the placenta by the foetus. The foetus gets the oxygen and nutrition from the mother. The blood of the mother and foetus comes very close to each other in the placenta. Both are not mixed up. They are separated by very thin membrane. The surface area of the contact is very large as compared to the size of placenta.
The umbilical cord takes nutrients and oxygen to the fetus.
Via the umbilical vein which connects to the placenta in the womb of the host mother
Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream primarily in the small intestine.
In the small intestine, indeed this is where the vast majority of the nutrients are absorbed.
The placenta and umbilical cord is the structure responsible for the fetus receiving nutrients from its mother.
The small intestine is where nutrients get into the blood.
The fetus gets oxygen and nutrients from the mother's bloodstream through the placenta, a temporary organ that connects mother and fetus. Waste products produced by the fetus, such as carbon dioxide, are passed back through the placenta into the mother's bloodstream for her body to eliminate.
Nutrients
Small intestine is where 90% of nutrients are absorbed.
Small intestine is where 90% of nutrients are absorbed.
Nutrients are absorbed in the intestines.
Food is broken down or digested in the stomach but the nutrients are not absorbed in the stomach. Nutrients from digested food are primarily absorbed in the small intestine.