Labels:daily | hakham | web site OCR: PLACENTA "HE PLACENTA is a disc-shaped organ that develops within female uterus W hen she pregnant can grow to about 20 cm inches) wide and 2.5 cm 1 inch thick. Inside the uterus the unborn baby IS attached to th placenta by pord called the umbilical cord. The placenta itself is attached to the uterus and allows oxygen and nutrients to pass from the m other to the baby and waste carbon dioxide to pass back in the other direction. The placenta also acts as a barrier. defending the baby against infections and poisons p10o p10s nutrient barrie intections
