Please explain ??: The umbilical cord arises from the placenta and must be attached for that to happen. Perhaps there is another way to describe your question. If not please call the OB and ask them to explain what they really meant.
Structure of Fungi. The main body of most fungi is made up of fine, branching, usually colourless threads called hyphae. Each fungus will have vast numbers of these hyphae, all intertwining to make up a tangled web called the mycelium.
Fungal forms vary: the most commonly known are mushroom-like in appearance or form spongy, creeping growths. The individual, tubular threads are called hyphae, while a mass of threads is called a mycelium.pecialized hyphae, known as rhizoids, anchor some forms of fungus to the substrate. Parasitic fungi have similar specialized hyphae known as haustoria, which function in nutrient absorption (from the cells of other organisms) while anchoring the fungus.