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    The document summarizes key information about the placenta and umbilical cord from a biology perspective. It includes a diagram labeling the blood vessels involved in nutrient exchange between mother and fetus. The umbilical cord detaches after birth, and the placenta eventually dries out and detaches from the uterine wall. The placenta carries out critical functions like gas and nutrient exchange, excretion of fetal waste, and providing immunity to the fetus.

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    The document summarizes key information about the placenta and umbilical cord from a biology perspective. It includes a diagram labeling the blood vessels involved in nutrient exchange between mother and fetus. The umbilical cord detaches after birth, and the placenta eventually dries out and detaches from the uterine wall. The placenta carries out critical functions like gas and nutrient exchange, excretion of fetal waste, and providing immunity to the fetus.

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    IGCSE QUESTIONS PLACENTA AND UMBILICAL CORD

    1. Fig. 5.1 shows the structure of the placenta and parts of the fetal and maternal circulatory systems.

    a) Complete
    Table 5.1 by listing the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood. Use the letters in Fig. 5.1 to
    identify
    the
    blood
    V
    vessels.
    Y and X

    (2)

    b) Name structure T and describe what happens to it after birth.

    _________________________________________________________________________________
    The umbilical cord has to be deattached from the baby by cutting it. after some time, the
    placenta inside the mother will get dry, deattach and fall off
    ______________________________________________________________________________ (2)
    c) The mother´s blood vessels are the uterine artery and the uterine vein. Which letters on the
    diagram represent these two blood vessels?
    w z
    Uterine artery _____________________________ uterine vein __________________________ (2)
    d) The placenta carries out many functions, one of which is the exchange of dissolved substances.
    Using the words below, write each word above an arrow to correctly show where this substances
    passes.

    Oxygen urea water carbon dioxide

    Amino acids vitamins glucose antibodies fatty acids

    oxygen
    MOTHER FOETUS

    water
    MOTHER FOETUS

    amino acids
    MOTHER FOETUS

    vitamins
    MOTHER FOETUS

    antibodies
    MOTHER FOETUS

    fatty acids
    MOTHER FOETUS

    glucose
    MOTHER FOETUS

    carbon dioxide
    FOETUS MOTHER

    urea
    FOETUS MOTHER

    (9)

    e) Describe two other functions the placenta carries out.


    Excretion, since the baby has no way of removing waste, the placenta is in charge
    of taking all the bicarbonate, hydrogen ions, lactic acid, urea and creatinine.
    1. ______________________________________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________________________________________
    immunity: sends all the antibodies so the child stays healthy
    2. ______________________________________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________________________________ (2)

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