Question
State any three functions of placenta in a human female.
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Answer
Functions of Placenta:
- Placenta facilitates the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the foetus.
- It also helps in the removal of excretory products of the foetus.
- Placenta acts as an endocrine organ and secretes hormones like chorionic gonadotropins, human placental lactogen, progesterone, etc. that are needed to maintain pregnancy.
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