The developing embryo receives nutrients and oxygen from the mother's ____.

* ovaries
* oviduct
* blood
* lymph

Hormones produced by the ____ gland cause changes in the body during puberty.

* thyroid
* thymus
* pituitary
* none of the above

Question

The developing embryo receives nutrients and oxygen from the mother's ____. 

    * ovaries
    * oviduct
    * blood
    * lymph

 
Hormones produced by the ____ gland cause changes in the body during puberty.  

    * thyroid
    * thymus
    * pituitary
    * none of the above

anonymous · Answer

1) Well the answer is Umbilical cord, but since it's not there i guess i would have to pick blood. 2) Hormones produced by the ____ gland cause changes in the body during puberty. http://fotoyour.com/images/Games/pituitary-gland-hormones.jpg

anonymous · Answer

isnt it placenta? the umblical cord is just a medium for transport, isnt it?

anonymous · Answer

Well yes, but we can go even further back to the GI passage or central circulation. Umblical cord is the immediate tissue providing the nurishment.