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प्रश्न
Except endocrine function, what are the other functions of placenta.
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उत्तर
Placenta facilitates the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the embryo. It also removes CO2 and excretory wastes produced by embryo.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Comment on the role of placenta as an endocrine gland.
Arrange the following hormones in sequence of their secretion in a pregnant woman. Mention their source and the function they perform:
hcG, LH, FSH, Relaxin
Medically it is advised to all young mothers that breast-feeding is the best for their newborn babies. Do you agree? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Choose the correct options of the following question:
Eyelids in human foetus separate in :
The first movements of the foetus and appearance of hair on its head are usually observed during which month of pregnancy?
Which of the following hormones is not a secretory product of human placenta?
In the event of pregnancy, the corpus luteum persists under the influence of ______.
Relaxin is the hormone secreted by the placenta.
Mark the odd one.
To answer the question, study the graphs below for Subjects 1 and 2 showing different levels of certain hormones.


Subject 2 has a higher level of hormone B, which is ______
Which of the following is not a function of the placenta?
Read the following and answer from given below:
Cleavage is the series of rapid mitotic divisions in the zygote and forms blastula. The 2, 4, 8, 16 daughter cells are called blastomeres. An embryo with 64 blastomeres is known as a blastocyst and has a blastocoel cavity. Blastocyst gets implanted in the uterine wall and leads to pregnancy.
At which stage of embryonic development does trophectoderm develop?
hCG is secreted by ______
Placenta is
Draw a diagram showing human foetus within the uterus and label any four, parts in it.
Explain the phases in embryonic development from the morula stage till the establishment of pregnancy in a human female.
Name the type of antibody that can be transferred through the placenta.
During embryogenesis in dicots, the zygote divides into a basal cell and a terminal cell. The basal cell divides repeatedly to produce a structure called suspensor. Carefully observe the image given below and describe the function of cell – A and cell – B of the suspensor.

Zygote
The diagram given below shows the early embryonic stages of fish, reptiles, birds and humans. Though adult reptiles, birds and mammals breathe air, their embryos possess gills. How does this fact support evolution?

