The placenta anchors the embryo in the uterus, supplies nutrients and oxygen to the embryo from the mother, and removes waste materials and carbon dioxide from the embryo to the mother.
Placenta forankrer embryoet i livmoderen, forsyner det med næringsstoffer og ilt fra moderen og fjerner affaldsstoffer og kuldioxid til moderen.
| Front | What is the placenta and how is it connected to the embryo? |
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| Back | It anchors the embryo in the uterus, supplies nutrients and oxygen to the embryo from the mother, and removes waste materials and carbon dioxide from the embryo to the mother. |
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