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The figure given alongside represents a technique: [5 MARKS]

(a) Name the process.
(b) Name the fluid being taken out through the syringe.
(c) How is this process helpful?
(d) How is it misused?
(e) Label parts 1 to 4.

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Each Part: 1 Mark

(a) The process is amniocentesis.
(b) Amniotic fluid is being taken out through the syringe.
(c) This process is helpful in the diagnosis of disease of the foetus or to know the sex of the foetus, which is illegal.
(d) This process also diagnoses the sex of the foetus and the foetus if female are selectively aborted in some cases.
(e) 1. Placenta
2. Amniotic cavity
3. Foetal cells
4. Uterine wall

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