The Placenta

Multiple Choice

The placenta

A) transforms the breasts from fatty sacs to glands that secrete milk.
B) is where blood cells form before the fetus has bone marrow.
C) nourishes the fetus and secretes hormones that maintain the pregnancy.
D) is a membrane surrounding the embryo that gives rise to the blood vessels in the umbilical cord.
E) is the membrane that contains the fetus.