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Question
List the substances which the foetus receives from the mother through placenta.
Solution
- Oxygen: The placenta exchanges oxygen from the mother's bloodstream to the foetal bloodstream.
- Nutrients/Food: The placenta transfers essential nutrients, such as glucose, from the mother to the foetus to promote their growth.
- Antibodies: The placenta transfers antibodies from the mother to the foetus, giving the baby immunity early in life.
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State whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F):
Rewrite of the wrong statements by correcting only one word either at the beginning or at the end of the sentences.
Gestation period in humans is about 380 days.
Differentiate between:
Amnion and allantois
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Describe briefly the ways how a mammalian embryo is respires
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The full-grown human embryo respires but does not breathe.
Differentiate
Fetus and Embryo.
Give Technical Term:
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Assertion (A): The foetus respires but does not breathe.
Reason (R): The maternal blood supplies oxygen to the foetus through placenta.
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Mother's blood flows into the foetus through placenta.
