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How does the embryo get nourishment inside the mother's body?

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Through the placenta. The placenta nourishes the developing foetus. Placenta is a vascular membranous organ that connects the developing foetus to the uterine wall of the mother. It contains villi on the foetus side of the tissue, which provides a large surface area for glucose and oxygen to pass from mother to the embryo. Also the metabolic wastes and carbon dioxide produced by the foetus is collected by the placenta and disposed.
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