Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 39.4, Problem 1BC
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The circulation through the placenta like that of pulmonary circulation.

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The flow of blood in the unborn baby is such that oxygen and nutrients flow from the mother’s blood through the placenta to the fetus through the umbilical cord. The blood is enriched with nutrients and blood flows through the umbilical vein that transmits toa baby’s liver.

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