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प्रश्न
Describe the functions of placenta
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.
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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.
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 are the names of certain stages/substances related to reproduction and found in human body. Answer the questions related to them.
Gestation
• What is its meaning?
• How long does it normally last?
Differentiate between:
Impotency and sterility
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Name the Following
How the embryo inside the uterus is protected from jerks or mechanical shocks.
Write the functional activity of the following structure:
Uterus
In human beings, the placenta is formed by ______.
Match the respiratory surfaces to the organisms in which they are found.
| Organ/ cells | Hormones | ||
| (i) | Corpus luteum | (a) | HCG |
| (ii) | Leydig's cells | (b) | Estrogen |
| (iii) | Placenta | (c) | Progesterone |
| (iv) | Graafian follicle | (d) | Testosterone |
