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Describe the structure and function of placenta.

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Structure of Placenta : It is a disc like structure embedded in the uterine wall connected to the embryo. It has villi on the embryo's side of the tissue and on the mother side, it has blood spaces, which surrounds the villi. 

Function of Placenta : It provides a large surface area for nutrients/glucose and oxygen to pass from the mother's side to the embryo and waste substances from the embryo's side to mother's blood.

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