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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
What is the significance of amniotic fluid?
Name the following:
The membrane which protects the foetus and encloses a fluid
State whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F):
Rewrite the wrong statement by correcting only one word either at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.
Nutrition and oxygen diffuse from the mother’s blood into the foetus’s blood through amnion.
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.
Name the following:
The structure which connects the placenta and the foetus.
Name the Following
The expulsion of the fetus from the body of the mother.
Which of the following hormones is produced by ovary?
In human beings, the placenta is formed by ______.
Write one sentence using the following term pertaining to reproduction in humans.
Placenta
Write the specific location of the following:
Placenta
