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ISBN: 9781938168130

Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Chapter 20, Problem 26RQ

Which of the following statements is true?

Two umbilical veins carry oxygen-depleted blood from the fetal circulation to the placenta.
One umbilical vein carries oxygen-rich blood from die placenta to the fetal heart.
Two umbilical arteries carry oxygen-depleted blood to the fetal lungs.
None of the above are true.

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