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ISBN: 9780135188743
Author: Urry
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 46, Problem 46.5CR
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To explain: The route followed by oxygen in the mother’s blood to arrive at the fetus.

Concept introduction: The nutrient supply, exchange of gases such as oxygen and carbondioxide, and disposal of metabolic waste for the embryo between the maternal and embryonic circulatory system occur by diffusion. The maternal blood carries all the required substances to the fetus and takes back it for metabolic waste disposal.

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