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प्रश्न
Describe the functions of placenta
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उत्तर
Placenta:
The placenta allows the diffusion of oxygen and nutrients such as glucose, vitamins and amino acids from mother to foetus.
Similarly, it also allows the diffusion of carbon dioxide, urea and waste products from foetus to mother.
Placenta also acts as an endocrine tissue. It secretes oestrogen and progesterone.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the following:
The body part in which the embryo develops.
Name the following:
The canal through which the testes descend into the scrotum just before birth in human male child.
Given below is the name of certain stage/substance related to reproduction and found in human body. Answer the questions related to it.
Implantation.
- The development stage that undergoes this process.
- The approximate time after fertilisation, when it occurs.
Differentiate between:
Impotency and sterility
The circulatory system of the fetus and that of the mother are never connected directly. What are the advantages?
Complete the following sentences with appropriate word:
The placenta is ________permeable
Mention any two functions of the human foetal placenta.
Assertion (A): The foetus respires but does not breathe.
Reason (R): The maternal blood supplies oxygen to the foetus through placenta.
Placenta produces certain hormones.
Amniotic fluid serves to provide oxygen to the foetus.
