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Answer:
(2) exchange food, oxygen, and waste between
mother and fetus
Explanation:
In most mammals like humans, the fetus produced as a result of the fertilization of the sperm and egg, develops in the uterus or womb of the female. However, this developing fetus cannot yet fend for what it requires for survival and is still dependent on the mother e.g nutrients, oxygen etc. How do this substances get to the fetus? Here comes the role of the PLACENTA.
Placenta is an organ in the uterus that serves as a connection between the mother and the fetus in her womb. The placenta enables the mother to pass digested nutrients to the fetus and exchange gases (oxygen and Carbondioxide) between them via the umbilical cord. The placenta also enables the mother remove waste produced by the fetus into her bloodstream.
A long reflexive pathway has an advantage over a short reflexive pathway in the fact that they can be also be stimulated by the central nervous system, whereas the short reflexive pathway is only stimulated by the enteric nervous system.
The effect is called BIPHASIC RESPONSE.
When an individual start drinking alcohol and the BAC level is below 0.06 the person will be stimulated and relatively happy, but when the BAC rises above this level, the person will feel down and depressed. The response is called biphasic because the two events[that is, feeling high and feeling down] occur within a time frame period.
