Book contents
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Chapter 82 Maternal Physiology during Pregnancy
- Chapter 83 Foetal Physiology
- Chapter 84 Paediatric Physiology
- Chapter 85 Physiology of Ageing
- Chapter 86 Physiology of Obesity
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Chapter 83 - Foetal Physiology
from Section 10 - Developmental Physiology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 July 2019
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Chapter 82 Maternal Physiology during Pregnancy
- Chapter 83 Foetal Physiology
- Chapter 84 Paediatric Physiology
- Chapter 85 Physiology of Ageing
- Chapter 86 Physiology of Obesity
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Summary
Exchange of nutrients. The placenta is an unusual organ because it is derived from the tissues of two different organisms: endometrial cells (known as decidual cells in pregnancy) from the mother and trophoblastic cells from the foetus. The foetus is entirely reliant on exchange with the maternal circulation for nutrition (supply of O2, glucose, amino acids, etc.) and excretion (elimination of CO2, urea, creatinine, uric acid, etc.).
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- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists , pp. 411 - 417Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019