Your Most Important Organ

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

by Ken Ham on June 2, 2026

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Your most important organ as an unborn baby is the placenta. This organ forms shortly after fertilization. The egg divides, and one cell develops into the baby, and the other becomes the baby’s lifeline, the placenta.

This organ immediately begins producing hormones so it can implant in the uterus and baby can grow. It then serves as a filter allowing nutrients, gases, and hormones to pass from the mother’s blood to the baby’s blood without the two ever touching. The placenta also serves as the baby’s lungs, kidneys, liver, and digestive and immune systems!

The placenta showcases the incredible handiwork of our Creator.

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