TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Submitted by darw1nf1sh t3_121hu71 on March 25, 2023 at 10:32 AM in todayilearned 207 comments 1,886
[deleted] t1_jdmy7bs wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:28 PM Reply to comment by I2eB6L in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh [deleted] Permalink Parent 11 I2eB6L t1_jdnoce5 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:33 PM Its inside the mother, using the mothers energy and nutrients. Maybe my use of "make" is a bit basic, but i think it still counts Permalink Parent 0 [deleted] t1_jdnskk9 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:04 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 2
I2eB6L t1_jdnoce5 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:33 PM Its inside the mother, using the mothers energy and nutrients. Maybe my use of "make" is a bit basic, but i think it still counts Permalink Parent 0 [deleted] t1_jdnskk9 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:04 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 2
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