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The maternal and fetal circulatory systems are separated by the placental barrier; some molecules (for example nutrients, oxygen, and certain proteins) are able to pass through, but "blood" doesn't.
Injuries could result in the blood mixing, but this is a bad thing and is not supposed to happen to any significant degree.
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Do the mother's blood supply and the embryo's blood supply flow together?
No, the mother's blood supply and the embryo's blood supply do not flow together. The mother's blood and the embryo's blood supply are kept separate by the placental barrier. Oxygen and nutrients are exchanged between the maternal and fetal blood through this barrier.
Oxygenation of fetal blood occurs in the?
Oxygenation of fetal blood occurs in the placenta, where the mother's bloodstream and the fetus's bloodstream come into close proximity but do not mix. Oxygen from the mother's blood diffuses into the fetal blood, while carbon dioxide diffuses from the fetal blood into the mother's blood for elimination.
What tissue does the embryo receive nourishment from and get rid of its waste?
That tissue is called as placenta. Both fetal and maternal blood come very close to each other here and does not mix. Blood of both is separated by very thin membrane with fairly large surface area.
Three reasons why fetal blood must not mix with maternal blood?
Number one: If you are RH- and your baby RH+, and your blood mixes with your baby's, it could become sensitized. Your body could begin producing antibodies to the RH+ blood. If these antibodies get to an unborn baby, they can begin killing off the baby's red blood cells. This is called RH disease. It is rare for it to affect a first baby, but if the mother becomes sensitized and produces antibodies to RH+ blood, it could cause problems for future babies. RH disease is very serious; however, recent medical advances allow 90% of babies with RH disease to survive (March of Dimes).
Do the fetal pig and mother pig share the same blood?
No the fetal pig and the mother pig's blood never mix. This is the same with humans and many other placental mammals such as horses and cows.
Does blood of the mother and fetus mix?
Yes and No. During the normal course of a pregnacy, No. The mothers and babies blood does not mix or circulate together. The umbilical cord attaches to the placenta. The placenta is the "container" that keeps the baby "isolated" from the mother. The fetal blood flows through the baby, out the umbilical cord to the placenta and no further. The placental membrane separates maternal blood from fetal blood. Oxygen and nutrients in the maternal blood in the intervillous spaces diffuse through the walls of the villi and enter the fetal capillaries. (this unfortunately means that bad things like alcohol and drugs diffuse through the membrane, also.) Carbon dioxide and waste products diffuse from blood in the fetal capillaries through the walls of the villi to the maternal blood in the intervillous spaces. Just like the walls of your own digestive system, the food you eat does not come into direct contact with your blood, but the nutients get into your blood and are transferred to all parts of your body. Now for the Yes part of the answer. Certain circumstances can cause them to mix, like miscarriage, abortion, and birth. This is when diseases can be transmitted, or problems with blood RH incompatibility can occur, but that's a whole other WikiSubject.
What colors do you mix together to make scarlet?
Blood red and florescent
What statement best describes the relationship between the blood of a human fetus and the blood of the mother?
Their blood systems are separate, but certain materials pass form one to another.Why? There is no direct mixing of the maternal and fetal blood. The blood systems are separate but certain materials pass from one to another, for example, both food and oxygen pass from mother to fetus.
Is human blood homo or hetero?
Human blood is heterozygous, meaning that it contains both maternal and paternal genetic information, resulting in a diverse mix of genes. This genetic diversity contributes to the variability in blood types and immune system functions among individuals.
What testes are carried out on the samples of blood urine and hair?
they take the urine and blood mix it together and then stir it with hair then tip it in your drnks at nandos
What is advantage of double circulation?
advantage of double circulation is that impure & pure blood means de-oxygenated blood & oxygenated blood do not mix together during ciculation.
What do people eat in afica?
they get milk from the goats, and kill a cow to get its blood, and mix it together , to make a drink.
