The Placenta Is __________

question 87

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

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Definitions:

Union Army

The land force that fought for the Northern states during the American Civil War against the Confederate Army of the Southern states.

Military Service

Employment in the armed forces of a country, including duties in defense, operations, and possibly combat, either as a voluntary career or through conscription.

Border States

Refers to the slave states that did not secede from the Union during the American Civil War, namely Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.

Emancipation Proclamation

A historic executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that declared the freedom of all enslaved people in Confederate states.