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Nutrients pass through the placenta into the baby through the umbilical cord.
Placenta
it passes oxygen and nutrients
The baby is connected by the umbilical cord to the placenta. The placenta is attached to the inside of the womb. Blood carries food through the blood vessels in the wall of the womb and the blood vessels of the placenta absorb the food.
Nutrients pass through the capillaries (a type of blood vessel) in the small intestine.
I am sure that it does.
Ellicit drugs, alcohol and nicotine.
food and water
blood does not pass across the placenta
No, will pass through the placenta
One of them is to pass on essential nutrients from the mother to the baby. Nutrient supply. Waste elimination. (The third function is gas exchange.)
One of them is to pass on essential nutrients from the mother to the baby. Nutrient supply. Waste elimination. (The third function is gas exchange.)