Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
When and where do chorionic villi appear...

When and where do chorionic villi appear in humans ? State their function.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Chorionic villi are finger like projections that arise from the trophoblast layer that develops in the zygote after it has undergone implantation.
Function of Chorionic Villi
1. It interdigitates with projections from uterine tissue to form a structure called the placenta, which is the connecting link between the mother and the foetus.
2. It facilitates the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the embryo.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • XII BOARDS

    XII BOARDS PREVIOUS YEAR|Exercise SECTION-C|95 Videos
  • XII BOARDS

    XII BOARDS PREVIOUS YEAR|Exercise SECTION-D|50 Videos
  • XII BOARDS

    XII BOARDS PREVIOUS YEAR|Exercise SECTION-A|48 Videos
  • SAMPLE PAPER 2019

    XII BOARDS PREVIOUS YEAR|Exercise Section E Part B|3 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Where is acrosome present in humans? Write its function.

Where would you find striated muscle in human body ? What is their function ?

Name any two secondary lymphoid organs in a human body and state the function of any of them.

If space and time variables appear in the combination as (at+-bx) , the function represents …………….. . When space and time variables appear independently, the function represents ……………………………. .

Which is the respiratory pigment in human beings? State its function.

Label the parts of the following diagram of the human eye and state the functions of those parts.

Match correctly the Items given in column A and B How do we hear : Match the parts of a human ear with their functions

What function villi perform in intestine?

XII BOARDS PREVIOUS YEAR-XII BOARDS-SECTION-B
  1. Why are F(2) phenotypic and genotypic ratios same in a cross between r...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Geitonogamous flowering plants are genetically autogamous but function...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. When and where do chorionic villi appear in humans ? State their funct...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. In a cross between two tall pea plants some of the offsprings produced...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. A student on a school trip started sneezing and wheezing soon after r...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Name two commonly used bioreactors. State the importance of using a bi...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. (a) How does cleistogamy ensure autogamy? (b) State one advantage an...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. A mature, embryo-sac in a flowering plant may possess 7-cells, but 8-n...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Describe the structure of a nucleosome.

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Mention the evolutionary significance of the following organisms : (...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. In an agricultural field there is a prevalance of the following organi...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. How does the applications of the fungal genus, Glomus, to the agricult...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Plenty of algal bloom is observed in a pond in your locality. a) Wri...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Mention the role of ribosomes in peptide-bond formation. How does ATP ...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. How do copper and hormone releasing IUDs act as contraceptives? Explai...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. If you squeeze a seed of orange you might observe many embryos of diff...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. A recombinant DNA is formed when sticky ends of vector DNA and foreign...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. (i) Mention the number of primers required in each cycle of polymerase...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Define the term 'health'. Mention any two ways of maintaining it.

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Why does a doctor administer tetanus antitoxin and not a tetanus vacci...

    Text Solution

    |