Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

تمرين 19

The organ that connects the blood supply of the mother to that of the fetus is called the (a) _____, which acts as a filter. However, some agents, such as drugs, viruses, and chemicals, pass into the fetal blood supply and harm the developing fetus; these agents are called (b) _____. One example of these agents is alcohol, which it drunk heavily by the mother during pregnancy can result in a combination of physical changes and intellectual disability in the baby called (c) _____. When a mother drinks moderate amounts of alcohol during pregnancy, the baby may be born with (d) _____.