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jace

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The highly vascular organ that transfers oxygen and nutrients between the fetus and the mother is called
 
 A. the placenta.
  B. the umbilical cord.
  C. the neural tube.
  D. the uterus.

Question 2

The processes of growth and development
 
 A. are most rapid during adulthood.
  B. occur in a predictable and orderly fashion during infancy and childhood.
  C. become random and unpredictable during adolescence.
  D. are completed by birth in a full-term infant.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B



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