Question 13 Marks
What is placenta? Describe its role during pregnancy.
Answer
View full question & answer→Placenta is a special tissue which provides nutrition to the embryo from the mother's blood.
Role:
i. Provides a large surface area to transport glucose and $\mathrm{O}_{2}$ from mother's blood to embryo.
Role:
i. Provides a large surface area to transport glucose and $\mathrm{O}_{2}$ from mother's blood to embryo.