Which of the Following Is a True Statement

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a true statement?

• A) Toxic agents that a pregnant woman eats, drinks, or inhales are capable of being transmitted through the placenta.
• B) While some substances are allowed to pass through the placenta, viral sized particles, such as the AIDS virus, are effectively blocked.
• C) The mother's and the unborn child's blood intermingles in the placenta.
• D) The placenta allows only nutritional substances to enter and only waste substances to leave the fetal blood supply.

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