Question

Placenta protects the embryo from entry of pathogen from mother’s body.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Placenta:

1. It provides nutrients such as glucose, amino acids, lipid, vitamin etc. to the fetus from mother’s blood.
2. It protects embryo / fetus from entry of pathogen from mother’s body.
3. It supplies oxygen from the mother to fetus and excretes CO₂ from fetus to the mother’s blood.

Final answer: The given statement is true.