The perinatal nurse understands that maternal antibodies pass through the placenta by which mechanism?
A.
Active transport
B.
Facilitated diffusion
C.
Osmosis
D.
Pinocytosis
ANS: D
Maternal antibodies pass through the placenta via pinocytosis, not by active transport, facilitated diffusion, or osmosis.
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