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3-Placental structure and circulation at term. Maternal blood enters the intervillous space via the spiral arteries. Nutrients and gases are transported across the syncytiotrophoblast surrounding the chorionic villi and enter the fetal circulation. Oxygenated blood reaches the fetus through the umbilical vein and deoxygenated blood is carried back to the placenta via the umbilical arteries. Adapted from Cornell University. 

3-Placental structure and circulation at term. Maternal blood enters the intervillous space via the spiral arteries. Nutrients and gases are transported across the syncytiotrophoblast surrounding the chorionic villi and enter the fetal circulation. Oxygenated blood reaches the fetus through the umbilical vein and deoxygenated blood is carried back to the placenta via the umbilical arteries. Adapted from Cornell University. 

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