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Question
The adjoining figure represents the female reproductive organ of the humans

(i) How does the human embryo developing in the uterus obtain its nourishment?
(ii) Which structure protects and nourishes the developing embryo?
(iii) Define ovulation.
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Solution
(i) The fetus gets its nourishment from the mother’s blood through the placenta.
(ii) Uterus.
(iii) The process by which the ova is released from the ovary.
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