MICROANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Essential materials needed for development are transported to a human fetus through the:
A
reproductive hormones
B
egg cell
C
ovaries
D
placenta
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nutrients and oxygen are transferred from maternal blood surrounding the villi through the capillaries and into the fetal bloodstream. Some substances move across the placenta by simple diffusion. Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and any other lipid-soluble substances take this route.

Detailed explanation-2: -The placenta allows nutrients and waste s to be exchanged between the mother and fetus. The fetus is connected to the placenta through the umbilical cord.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fetus is dependent upon the placenta for transport to it of all nutrients for energy and growth. The primary nutrients crossing the placenta are glucose, lactic acid, free amino acids, free fatty acids, and ketone bodies.

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