Which of these is true of fetal circulation?
Correct Answer: The more oxygenated blood in the right atrium crosses the foramen ovale to the left atrium
Description: In the supply of blood from placenta to the pas of fetal body we see two systems (1) Placenta - umbilical vein - ductus venosus - medial half of IVC - R.A. - L.A. - L.V. - aoa - brain and hea (2) Placenta - umbilical vein - ductus venosus - lateral half of IVC (+blood from lower extremities) R.A. - R.V. - pulmonary trunk - ductus aeriosus - aoa - rest of the body Fetal hea chambers work in parallel and not in series, which effectively supplies brain and hea with more oxygenated blood . The ductus venosus is a branch of the umbilical vein (not umbilical aery). The single umbilical vein enters the fetus and divides ductus venosus and poal sinus. The ductus venosus is the main branch of the vein which traverses the liver and enters the IVC directly. The IVC also receives less oxygenated blood from lower body and thus the oxygen content of the blood delivered to the hea from IVC is less than that leaving the placenta through the umbilical vein. The 'more oxygenated' blood from R.A. crosses foramen ovale to L.A.
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