Which of the following statements is not true about the placenta?  A. It provides exchange of wastes and nutrients between the mother and the fetus. B. It develops by the third month of gestation. C. It allows transfer of maternal immunoglobulin D. It allows passage of bacteria and virus.   -Provide explanation

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Which of the following statements is not true about the placenta? 
A. It provides exchange of wastes and nutrients between the mother and the fetus.
B. It develops by the third month of gestation.
C. It allows transfer of maternal immunoglobulin
D. It allows passage of bacteria and virus.

 

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