5. The materials that would typically
be exchanged between the maternal and fetal blood in the placenta during pregnancy
include:
a. oxygen- from mother to fetus
b. carbon dioxide- from fetus to mother
c. nutrients (like glucose, fatty acids
and amino acids)- from mom to fetus
d. wastes- from fetus to mom
e. salts and other inorganic molecules
needed by the baby
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Slichter