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Bio - Reproductive - Placenta (Human)
Bio - Reproductive - Placenta (Human)
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Biology
Graduate
11/03/2011

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Placenta
Definition
organ formed soon after implantation; site of exchange of gases and nutrients between fetus
*fetus receives nutrients from mother blood and disposes of metabolic waste
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hCG
Definition
estrogen hormone that prevents the disintegration of the corpus luteum in the ovary and maintain production of hormones at high levels
*hormones responsible for maintaining uterus lining
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Blood
Definition
maternal arteries supplies the placenta with blood full of oxygen and nutrients; veins take blood with waste
fetus receives blood with oxygen and nutrients through umbilical veins and dispose through umbilical arteries
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Neurulation
Definition
begins on day 18 starting with neural place
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Neural Crest
Definition
on both sides of the neural plate
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Neural Tubes
Definition
develop the central nervous system, retina,pineal gland, and posterior gland
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Neural Plate
Definition
produces pigment cells of the ski, gives rise to the neurons and glia of the peripheral nervous system and medulla of the adrenal glands
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Primitive Gut
Definition
composed entirely of endoderm, present in the embryo during a process of folding
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Pharyngeal Arches
Definition
consists of core mesenchyme covered externally by the ectoder and containing an aortic arch artery, a bar of cartilage, a nerve and muscle tissue
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1st Pharyngeal Pouch
Definition
produces auditory tubes and the lining of the middle ear cavity
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2nd Pharyngeal Pouch
Definition
produces the surface of the epithelium and lining of crypts and tonsils
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4th Pharyngeal Pouch
Definition
produces superior parathyroid gland
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Head fold
Definition
24-28 days of development; embryotic disc produces a bulge that projects into the amniotic cavity
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Tail fold
Definition
similar movements to that of the head fold
*the embryo is now separated from the rest of the blastodisc and the extraembryotic membrane
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Extraembryotic Membranes
Definition
extends outside the embryotic body; protects,supplies with nutrients help with respiration and excretion of embryo and later fetus
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