What Physiological Structure Creates Nourishment, Transfers Oxygen, and Produces Hormones

question 61

Multiple Choice

What physiological structure creates nourishment, transfers oxygen, and produces hormones that help a fetus thrive during pregnancy?

• A) The amniotic sac
• B) The placenta
• C) The uterine walls
• D) The umbilical cord

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Definitions:

Receivership

The first form of external administration prescribed by the Corporations Act. Receivership involves a receiver, receiver–manager or controller being appointed by a court or by secured creditors in order to protect the security of those creditors.

Liquidation

The third form of external administration prescribed by the Corporations Act. The process whereby a company is dissolved, at which point the company ceases to be a legal entity.

Liquidator

An external administrator appointed to dissolve the company.