Assertion: placenta's function | /r/HasProperty | to transfer water
Facets:
value: to transfer respiratory gases
type: PURPOSE
value: to a growing embryo
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from maternal tissue
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The function of placentation is to transfer nutrients, respiratory gases, and water from maternal tissue to a growing embryo, and in some instances to remove waste from the embryo.