NATS 1675 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gonadotropin, Osmotic Pressure, Fetus
11 Nov 2016
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Sign the cover sheet and attach it to the assignment. 65 marks reflects how much thinking/brainwork/number of points expected to have. It will help if you do the readings of placenta before class. Class next tuesday, off for 3 classes and back on nov. 2nd. These are part of the embryo for the most part, have embryonic tissue. Take a sample of these tissues to check for genetic disorders. This membrane is of embryonic origin (mesoderm) and encloses the embryo/fetus in a fluid filled environment: the amniotic cavity. fetal blood vessels. In later stages fetal urine also enters the amniotic fluid. The volume increases during pregnancy to ~800ml at birth. The amniotic fluid is produced by filtration (fluid is forced through a membrane) from the maternal and: blood pressure forces through the circulation through the umbilical cord into the amniotic cavity, reabsorbed by blood vessels. The fluid is not static but is reabsorbed by maternal blood vessels.
