Meconium is the clinical term used for the earliest stool (fecal matter) of a newborn human infant, which is usually very sticky (like tar), almost completely odorless, and dark olive green in color. Meconium takes this form due to materials that the fetus orally ingests while in the uterus. Which of the following materials would the fetus likely ingest during development?

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The fetus ingests amniotic fluid, which surrounds it in the uterus, and this fluid becomes the main component of meconium.

Meconium Is the Clinical Term Used for the Earliest Stool