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प्रश्न
Given below is the name of certain stage/substance related to reproduction and found in human body. Answer the questions related to it.
Placenta
- What are the two sources that form placenta?
- Name any two main substances which pass from foetus to mother through placenta.
- Name any two hormones it produces.
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उत्तर
- The placenta is formed of two sets of minute finger-like projections, the villi. One set of villi are given out by the uterine wall and the other set by an extension (allantois) from the embryo.
- Carbon dioxide and urea.
- Oestrogens and progesterone.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the significance of amniotic fluid?
Name the following:
The body part in which the embryo develops.
Choose the odd one in each of the following :
Relaxin; cervix dilated; amniotic sac ruptures; child birth; follicle.
Complete the following table by writing the name of the structure or the function of the given structure:
| Structure | Function | ||
| 1 | Corpus luteum | 1 | …………… |
| 2 | ……………. | 2 | Produces male gametes in mass |
| 3 | Placental disc | 3 | …………………….. |
| 4 | . ……………. | 4 | Increases the force in uterine contractions during child birth |
| 5 | Umbilical cord | 5 | …………………. |
| 6 | Fallopian tube | 6 | ………………… |
Describe briefly the ways how a mammalian embryo is nourished
The diagram given below is that of a developing human foetus in the womb. Study the same and then answer the questions that follow:
- Name the parts '1' to '5' indicated by guidelines.
- What term is given to the period of development of the foetus in the womb?
- How many days does the foetus take to be fully developed?
- Mention two functions of the parts labelled ‘2’ other than its endocrine function.
- Name the hormone (anyone) produced by the part labelled ‘2’.
- What is the function of the part marked ‘3’?
Give Technical Term:
A structure which connects the placenta with the fetus.
Write the functional activity of the following structure:
Amnion
Assertion (A): The foetus respires but does not breathe.
Reason (R): The maternal blood supplies oxygen to the foetus through placenta.
Mother's blood flows into the foetus through placenta.
