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Question
State three functions of the placenta
Solution
Three functions of placenta :
- It brings nutrition from the maternal bloodstream into the foetus.
- Placenta helps in exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between foetus and mother and helps in respirations
- The nitrogenous waste products produced as a result of metabolic activities of the embryo diffuse through the placenta into the maternal blood stream.
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