Difference between revisions of "Placenta"
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[[File:PregnancyDiagram.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] of a [[foetus]] in the [[uterus]] including the [[placenta]].]] | [[File:PregnancyDiagram.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] of a [[foetus]] in the [[uterus]] including the [[placenta]].]] | ||
The [[placenta]] is a special [[organ]] found only in the [[uterus]] of [[pregnant]] [[Mammal|mammals]] that supplies [[nutrient]]s and [[oxygen]] to the [[offspring]] and removes waste from the [[offspring]]. | The [[placenta]] is a special [[organ]] found only in the [[uterus]] of [[pregnant]] [[Mammal|mammals]] that supplies [[nutrient]]s and [[oxygen]] to the [[offspring]] and removes waste from the [[offspring]]. | ||
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+ | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158754/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158754&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=27ad53b0283feeff7fc5ae04a9e205f426 ''Placenta, page 35, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA ''] |