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Chapter 51, Problem 16TYU
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To explain: The adaptive value of developing a placenta.
Introduction: The duration of pregnancy in humans is about 266 days on an average from the time of fertilization to the birth of the baby. The egg is fertilized in the oviduct and is converted into an embryo. The embryo gets implanted into the uterus on about seventh day of development. The organ of exchange between a mother and the embryo implanted in the uterus is known as the placenta.
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Biology (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 51.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 51.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 51.1 - Prob. 1CCh. 51.1 - Prob. 2CCh. 51.2 - Prob. 3LOCh. 51.2 - Prob. 4LOCh. 51.2 - How do the mechanisms of fertilization ensure...Ch. 51.2 - Prob. 2CCh. 51.3 - Prob. 5LOCh. 51.3 - Contrast early development, including cleavage, in...
Ch. 51.3 - Prob. 1CCh. 51.3 - Prob. 2CCh. 51.3 - How do the amount and distribution of cytoplasm in...Ch. 51.4 - Identify the significance of gastrulation in the...Ch. 51.4 - Prob. 1CCh. 51.4 - How do the amount and distribution of yolk...Ch. 51.5 - Prob. 8LOCh. 51.5 - Prob. 9LOCh. 51.5 - Prob. 1CCh. 51.5 - Prob. 2CCh. 51.5 - Prob. 3CCh. 51.6 - Give the origins and functions of the chorion,...Ch. 51.6 - What are the roles of the chorion and amnion in...Ch. 51.6 - What are the functions of the allantois and yolk...Ch. 51.7 - Prob. 11LOCh. 51.7 - Prob. 12LOCh. 51.7 - Prob. 1CCh. 51.7 - How does the placenta form, and what is its...Ch. 51.7 - During which trimester does the cerebrum develop...Ch. 51.7 - Prob. 4CCh. 51 - The mechanism that leads directly to morphogenesis...Ch. 51 - Prob. 2TYUCh. 51 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 51 - Prob. 4TYUCh. 51 - Meroblastic cleavage is typical of embryos formed...Ch. 51 - Prob. 6TYUCh. 51 - Which of the following are mismatched? (a)...Ch. 51 - Prob. 8TYUCh. 51 - An unidentified substance (or substances) released...Ch. 51 - Which of the following consists of both fetal and...Ch. 51 - Prob. 11TYUCh. 51 - Prob. 12TYUCh. 51 - Prob. 13TYUCh. 51 - Prob. 14TYUCh. 51 - Prob. 15TYUCh. 51 - Prob. 16TYUCh. 51 - Prob. 17TYU
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