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The placenta

A. Contains villi which transport glucose into fetal blood.

B. Can convert glucose into glycogen.

C. Can store iron and calcium.

D. Actively transports oxygen into fetal blood.

E. Allows certain proteins to pass from maternal to fetal blood.

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A. True As in the intestinal villi.

B. True This glycogen is stored in the placenta.

C. True Also proteins and ***.

D. False Oxygen transfer is accounted for by its pressure gradient.

E. True For example, the gamma globulins concerned with passive immunity.

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