THE IMPORTANCE AND FUNCTIONS OF

THE PLACENTA AND THE UMBILICAL

CORD
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OBJECTIVES

 STUDENTS CAN JUSTIFY THE IMPORTANCE AND FUNCTION OF PLACENTA AND

UMBILICAL CORD.
 STUDENT BE ABLE TO LABEL PLACENTA,UMBILICAL CORD,UTERINE
WALL,FOETUS,AMNIOTIC FLUID
 STUDENTS CAN STATE FUNCTION OF PLACENTA AND UMBILICAL CORD.

KEYWORDS

PLACENTA
UMBILICAL CORD
UTERINE WALL
FOETUS
AMNION
AMNIOTIC FLUID
PLACENTA

 MADE UP OF TISSUE FROM BOTH MOTHER AND THE EMBRYO

 PLACE WHERE EXCHANGE OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE
 SUPPLY THE NUTRIENT
 REMOVE WASTE MATERIAL THROUGH MOTHER’S BLOOD AND THE FOETUS
OCCUR.
KEYWORDS

PLACENTA
UMBILICAL CORD
UTERINE WALL
FOETUS
AMNIOTIC FLUID
PLACENTA
UMBILICAL CORD

 TUBE WHICH CONNECTEDS THE FOETUS TO THE PLACENTA.

 THERE ARE BLOOD VESSELS INSIDE THE TUBE TO TRANSPORT BLOOD TO AND FROM THE
FOETUS
UMBILICAL CORD
UTERINE WALL

 CONSISTS THE MUSCULAR WALL

 THE PLACE WHERE THE EMBRYO IS IMPLANTED AND DEVELOPS
UTERINE WALL
AMNION

 MEMBRANE THAT FORMS A SAC AND CONTAINS FLUIDS

AMNION
FOETUS

 EMBRYO DEVELOPS TO FORM FOETUS

FOETUS
AMNIOTIC FLUID

 ACTS AS A CUSHION TO ABSORB CONCUSSION AND PROTECTS THE FOETUS

FROM INJURIES.
AMNIOTIC FLUID