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What is the function umbilical cord during 5-8 weeks?
During the first 5 to 8 weeks of pregnancy, the functions of the umbilical cord is to deliver nutrients to the developing fetus. Throughout the entire pregnancy it serves as a blood supply and also filters waste and deoxygenated blood as well.
Where does the baby gets its food during pregnancy?
From the placenta through the umbilical cord.
How does a developing fetus exchange material during pregnancy?
through the placenta and umbilical cord
What is the tube which attaches the embryo to the placenta called?
The umbilical cord. The umbilical cord has the function of sending blood to the baby and returning blood from the baby after it has been utilized. There are two arteries in the umbilical cord that do this.
What do babies live on during pregnancy?
Babies get food from their mother's blood. They are connected by the umbilical cord.
Where is the houses of the fetus during pregnancy?
The fetus is in the uterus where it gets nourishment from the placenta via the umbilical cord.
What part of your body shows where the umbilical?
The umbilical cord is attached to the belly button or navel on your abdomen. It is where the connection between the fetus and the placenta was during pregnancy.
Is it safe to clean the umbilical cord while pregnant?
No, but thankfully it is also not possible. During pregnancy, the umbilical cord connects the fetus to the mother and is held within the uterus, which is sealed until birth.
Is the function of the umbilical cord to let oxygen into the fetus?
The umbilical cord delivers oxygen and nutrients to the fetus and removes wastes.
What is the function of navel?
It has no 'function' as such, it's simply a scar from where the umbilical cord used to be.
How is infant fecal matter removed from the mothers body during pregnancy?
All of the babies waste is removed from its body through the umbilical cord.
What if you have no umbilical cord?
it is not ossible to be born with no umbilical cord. the cord circulates bloood between foetus and mother during time in the womb. babies are born with an umbilical cord which is soon cut off and the end is tied, which is your bellybutton.
