function of the umbilical cord for mother and fetus during fetal development?
12. The point at which the umbilical cord attaches to the fetus becomes the belly button after birth. What is
A. Liquids consumed by the mother flow through the umbilical cord and into the stomach of the fetus.
B. Waste products produced by the fetus travel
through the umbilical
cord and out through the mother's
kidneys.
C. Part of any food consumed by the mother passes from the mother's stomach, through the umbilical cor
into the stomach of the fetus.
D. Nutrients from foods digested by the mother pass from her blood to the fetus through blood vessels in
umbilical cord.