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Placenta

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Key Stage 3

Meaning

A diagram of a foetus in the uterus including the placenta.

The placenta is a special organ found only in the uterus of pregnant mammals that supplies nutrients and oxygen to the offspring and removes waste from the offspring.

References

AQA

Placenta, page 35, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA