LP2

Question 1

placenta

Answer 1

-size of a dinner plate
-Begins at implantation; complete by 12 wks
-Produces hormones necessary to maintain the pg
hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) basis for pg test
-Functions as a means of metabolic exchange (protein synthesis, oxygenation, nutrition, means for waste elimination)

Question 2

maternal side of placenta

Answer 2

Duncan (“dirty”)

Question 3

fetal side of placenta

Answer 3

Shultz (“shiny”)