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Explain the role played by placenta in providing nourishment to the growing embryo due to its special design.

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Placenta is the embryonic and maternal composite structure that supplies the growing embryo with nutrients. The placenta is a distinctive organ that can only be found in mammals, allowing the mom to provide her children with a very big quantity of nutrients for an extended period of time before they are even born.The placenta acts as the mother's interface with the growing fetus.

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