The placenta allows

A. carbon dioxide and other wastes to diffuse from the maternal blood to the embryonic blood.
B. oxygen and nutrients to diffuse from maternal blood to the embryo.
C. maternal blood to mix with fetal blood.
D. the fetus to enlarge without rupturing the mother's abdomen.


Answer: B

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