placenta

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Read Next

Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

Do Plants Feel Pain?

Macro image of pollen-covered bee on purple crocus. (flowers, stamen, pollination, insects, nature)

5 Fast Facts About Flower Anatomy

Roses flowers plant colorful rose

Do Plants Have Sexes?

Discover

Planet Earth and lunar moon from space

Where Did the Moon Come From?

Prince. musician Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson). Prince WELCOME 2 AMERICA tour. Exclusive North American Performances, 2010-11

7 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Inventors

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. August 28th 1963

Was Martin Luther King, Jr., a Republican or a Democrat?

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Why We Celebrate MLK Day

The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

What If the President Is Impeached?

Abstract vector hi speed internet technology background

History of Technology Timeline

magic 8 ball

Where Did the Idea for the Magic 8 Ball Come From?

placenta: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As	placentas • placentae

Topics

placentation axile placentation parietal placentation laminar placentation free-central placentation basal placentation carpel ovary

Demystified

Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

Do Plants Feel Pain?