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Question 1

placenta endocrine functions;

Answer 1

secretes large amounts of human chorionic gonadotropin, which stimulate the corpus luteum to continue its secretion of estrogen and progesterone

Question 2

Placental tissue normally separates

Answer 2

maternal and fetal blood supplies

Question 3

Also serves as an excretory, respiratory, and endocrine organ

Answer 3

placenta