The ________ allows nutrients and oxygen from maternal blood to pass to embryonic blood. It also allows waste products from the fetal blood to pass into maternal blood.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


placenta

The placenta allows nutrients and oxygen from maternal blood to pass to embryonic blood and allows waste products from fetal blood to pass into maternal blood.

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