The Smith County Veteran Services Office will be closed Monday through Monday, August 15-22, 2016. The Smith County Veterans Service Office will be closed Monday through Monday, August 15-22 for training, and will reopen on Tuesday, August 23 for normal business hours.
The Human Placenta: an overview and some highlights Oops. Wrong species. Placenta of Homo sapiens sapiens . The biochemical and physical duet of the mother and the fetus in the formation of the placenta is one of the most carefully orchestrated phenomena in fetal development. It represents the cooperation of two distinct individuals to form a single structure that protects one and enables the genes of the other to live on.
The placenta is an organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall to allow nutrient uptake, thermo-regulation, waste elimination, and gas exchange via the mother's blood supply; to fight against internal infection; and to produce hormones which support pregnancy. The placenta provides oxygen and nutrients to growing fetuses and removes waste products from the fetus's blood. The placenta attaches to the wall of the uterus, and the fetus's umbilical cord develops from the placenta. T