Nutrients and Waste
placenta
placenta
Nutrients, oxygen, and waste are exchanged between the fetus and the mother through the placenta, a temporary organ that develops during pregnancy. The mother's blood containing nutrients and oxygen passes through the placenta, where it comes into close contact with the fetal blood vessels. Through diffusion and active transport processes, nutrients and oxygen are transferred from the mother's blood to the fetal blood, while waste products such as carbon dioxide are transferred from the fetal blood to the mother's blood for elimination.
In the placenta, oxygen and nutrients from the mother's blood are exchanged for carbon dioxide and waste products from the fetal blood. This process occurs through the placental membranes, allowing for efficient transfer without direct blood mixing. The placenta acts as a vital interface, supporting fetal development by ensuring that the fetus receives the necessary substances for growth while eliminating waste.
No. The lungs allow you to breath, while the placenta connects a fetus to the mother and allows materials to be exchanged between them
Oxygen, nutrients (such as glucose and amino acids), antibodies, hormones, and waste products (such as carbon dioxide and urea) can be exchanged between the mother and fetus through the placenta. These substances allow for the fetus to receive essential supplies for growth and development while also enabling waste removal.
No, babies do not poop in the placenta. Babies receive nutrients and oxygen from the placenta through the umbilical cord, and waste products are removed through the mother's circulation via the placenta. Fetal waste is not stored in the placenta.
The umbilical cord is attached to the placenta and the placenta is attached to the wall of the uterus
because the foetus gets food through placenta
Yes your blood supply is shared with your baby though the placenta.
Separation of the placenta from the uterine wall beginning at the outermost edge of the placenta. Blood from the implantation site exits immediately through the vagina followed by the placenta, which descends sideways into the vagina.
the placenta is attached to the baby through the umbilical cord. after the baby is born the cord is cut and the placenta still needs to be removed. to remove the placenta the mother goes through a third stage of labor to deliver the placenta. this normally lasts about about 10-15 minuets. the mother pushes while the doctor assists and finally its out.