The Umbilical Cord Rarely Tangles During Pregnancy Because the

question 91

Multiple Choice

The umbilical cord rarely tangles during pregnancy because the

• A) force of blood flowing through it keeps it firm.
• B) walls of the cord are much too rigid for it to knot.
• C) thickness of the amniotic fluid does not allow the cord to float freely in the uterus.
• D) cord is simply too short to knot.

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Promissory Note

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