Multiple choice

Which of the following is the earliest stool of a mammalian infant?

  1. Spraint

  2. Meconium

  3. Frass

  4. Fewmet

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Meconium is the earliest stool of a mammalian infant. Unlike later faeces, meconium is composed of materials ingested during the time the infant spends in the uterus: intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo, mucus, amniotic fluid, bile and water.