A Fetus Can Get an Infection When a Pathogen in the Mother's

question 39

True/False

A fetus can get an infection when a pathogen in the mother's blood is capable of crossing the placenta to the fetal circulation and tissues.

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Definitions:

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure that is essential for hearing; it translates sound vibrations into nerve impulses.

Blind Spot

A location in the visual field that corresponds to the lack of light-detecting photoreceptor cells on the optic disc of the retina, leading to a gap in the field of vision.

Reflected Light

Light that bounces off an object's surface, which can be perceived and analyzed to determine the object's properties.

Visual Spectrum

the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye, generally considered to be between 400 and 700 nanometers.