Thursday, September 8, 2011

3.11 Placenta



- located on one side of the uterus wall
- a water filled environment, amniotic fluids

- grows out of the developing fetus (the placenta's blood vessels are the child's blood vessels)

- the mothers blood stream (glucose, amino acids - through digestion) travel through the wall of the uterus and into the child via the placenta

- has a large surface area & thin walls



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