In fetal circulation what is the structure that allows blood to bypass from the right bentricle into the aorta
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Step 1: Identify the main components of fetal circulation, which includes the placenta, umbilical cord, and various shunts that allow blood to bypass certain structures. Show more…
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Adi S.
Before birth, the fetal circulation differs from adult circulation. Oxygenated blood enters the fetal circulation from the umbilical veins and eventually enters the fetal heart through the. The blood flows through the, where a large portion of the oxygenated blood is shunted through a hole in the interventricular septum called the. Moving through the hole, the blood enters the left side of the heart into the. Meanwhile, back on the right side of the heart, the remaining smaller portion of the oxygenated blood passes by the tricuspid valve into the. During systole, blood moves past the semilunar valve into the. Here again, the oxygenated blood is shunted away from the lungs. The majority of this blood passes into the aorta through a fetal structure called the, and from there enters into.
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What is the name of the connection between the pulmonary artery and the aorta in the fetal circulation called? What does it become?
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