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Everything, from glucose to vitamins to disposing of waste from the baby.

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i need to know the answer two Iam not sure but i think it passes oxygen and blood from the mum to the baby [fetus]

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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.


The tube that carries food and oxygen from mother to baby is the cord?

Umbilical cord.


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The baby is connected to the mother through the umbilical cord. The umbilical cord is connected to the placenta, and the placenta is connected to the uterus. The placenta and umbilical cord are temporary organs that are expelled when the baby is born.


To which structure does the umbilical cord connect the embryo?

The umbilical cord is attached to the placenta and the placenta is attached to the wall of the uterus


How many chromosomes are in a baby's umbilical cord cell?

There are 46 chromosomes in the umbilical cord.


What if your baby pulls on his umbilical cord?

Actually it's impossible... You can read more about the umbilical cord here: <a href="http://umbilical-cord-care.com">http://umbilical-cord-care.com</a>


What is the difference between the umbilical cord and placenta?

The placenta is the goo around the baby and the umbilical cord is how the baby gets nutrience.


Do baby gorillas have an umbilical cord at birth?

Yes, all baby gorillas do have an umbilical cord at birth. And that includes all mammals.


What if the umbilical cord is not attached at the center of the placenta?

When umbilical cord isnt attached to the placenta is the baby ok


What is a sentence using the word umbilical cord?

the baby wailed when the doctor cut it's umbilical cord


Does baby get blood from mother?

The umbilical cord supplies blood to the baby. The umbilical cord is connected to the placenta and the mother's blood comes via the placenta through the umbilical cord to the baby. The baby receives oxygenated and nutrient rich blood via the umbilical cord.and de-oxygenated and nutrient depleted blood returns to the mother via the umbilical cord.


Can the baby live in wound if umbilical cord is inn a knot and not around the neck?

can the baby live fullterm in the wound if umbilical cord is in a knot and not around the baby's neck