The Placenta Is

question 52

Multiple Choice

The placenta is

• A) the tube through which a developing baby receives nourishment
• B) the technical name for the "belly button"
• C) a specialized organ that provides nourishment and filters away waste products from the developing baby
• D) the name for the developing organism until it is 8 weeks old
• E) the name for the fluid that surrounds and protects the developing fetus

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