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

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A) "Can you tell me how many rats there are and what their colors are?" B) "Do you see what happens when you take these drugs?" C) "Please ignore the rats and tell me exactly what you took." D) "You are seeing rats because of the drug; this will not last forever."

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Once an arterial blood sample is obtained, the puncture site should have pressure held for at least:

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