MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -What does the placenta do? The placenta is an organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy. This structure provides oxygen and nutrients to a growing baby. It also removes waste products from the baby’s blood.

Detailed explanation-2: -The placenta is a unique vascular organ that receives blood supplies from both the maternal and the fetal systems and thus has two separate circulatory systems for blood: (1) the maternal-placental (uteroplacental) blood circulation, and (2) the fetal-placental (fetoplacental) blood circulation.

Detailed explanation-3: -What does the placenta do? The placenta contains a complex network of blood vessels that allow the exchange of nutrients and gases between the mother and the developing foetus.