3.10: Describe the Role of the Placenta in the Nutrition of the Developing Embryo

PLACENTA: Special Organ that Passes Food and Oxygen from the Mother to the Developing Fetus

ROLE OF PLACENTA IN THE NUTRITION OF THE DEVELOPING FETUS

Diagram Showing the Role of the Placenta during Pregnancy

EXPLANATION: As the Embryo Develops, the Placenta Forms The Developing Fetus is Connected to the Placenta by the Umbilical Cord This Allows the Diffusion of  Glucose (Food) and Oxygen from the Mother’s Blood to the Developing Fetus for Growth Also Carries Amino Acids to Build Protein for Growth and Repair of the Developing Fetus Waste Carbon Dioxide and Urea will be Taken Away from the Developing Fetus to be Passed Into the Mother’s Blood and Secretes the Hormone Progesterone which Maintains the Pregnancy (Uterus Lining)