Are agents in the that can reach the fetus through the mother and cause harm.
a. spermicides . . bloodstream
b. abruptio placentae . . placenta
c. teratogens . . environment
d. proteins . . bloodstream

For this number, we are given with different choices and we are to identify the words that needs to be supplied to the blanks of the sentence, " are agents in the ___ that can reach the fetus through the mother and causes harm." The answers are teratogens and environment.

The terms that correctly complete the sentence ' are agents in the that can reach the fetus through the mother and cause harm' are c. Teratogens . . . environment. Teratogens are agents that can cause a birth defect. These agents are present in the environment that the mother was exposed during the pregnancy.