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What is the function of placenta?


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Placenta:

  1. Embryo gets attached to the mother's uterine wall with the help of the placenta.
  2. The placenta is a disc-like structure and is embedded in the uterine wall.
  3. It provides nutrition and oxygen to the fetus from the mother's blood and carries out foetal waste removal.

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