Write the functions of placenta ?
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• Respiratory, excretory, nutritive, endocrine, barrier function, immunological function.
• Supplying oxygen and output of co2 is done via simple diffusion (respiratory) and nutrients to the fetus via the umbilical cord (nutritive).
• Clearing out waste products, such as urea, creatinine, uric acid from the fetus (excretory).
• Metabolizing and releasing food substances and required products into the maternal and fetal blood circulations.
• Protecting the fetus from xenobiotics (compounds including food additives, drugs, and environmental pollutants).
• Producing steroid and peptide hormones that help in the growth and development of the baby (endocrine).
• Protecting the fetus from infections (bacterial) and maternal diseases.
• Fetal membrane protects the transfer of noxious substances less than 500 dalton except antibody and antigen (barrier).
• Produces different enzymes such as diamine oxidase and oxytocinase (enzymatic)