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प्रश्न
Describe the functions of placenta
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उत्तर
Placenta:
The placenta allows the diffusion of oxygen and nutrients such as glucose, vitamins and amino acids from mother to foetus.
Similarly, it also allows the diffusion of carbon dioxide, urea and waste products from foetus to mother.
Placenta also acts as an endocrine tissue. It secretes oestrogen and progesterone.
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Name the following:
The canal through which the testes descend into the scrotum just before birth in human male child.
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The expulsion of the fetus from the body to the mother in a human female is called __________.
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Name the following:
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- Name the stage which comes next to it?
