The placenta
A) allows diffusion of nutrients, gases, and wasted between the mother and the fetus.
B) consists only of maternal tissue.
C) is a site in which bacteria have never been detected.
D) consists only of fetal tissue.
E) allows mixing of maternal and fetal blood.
Answer: A
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