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How is the waste removed from the developing embryo?

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Through the umbilical cord, the system not only carries things like water, glucose, and vitamins to the developing fetus and supplies it with oxygen; at the same time, it carries away waste products, including urea, uric acid, and bilirubin, to be disposed of through the maternal blood circulation.

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