Chapter 12- Fetal Circulation

Question 1

arterial duct

Answer 1

The fetal connection between the pulmonary artery and the aorta

Question 2

fetal circulation

Answer 2

Blood circulation in an unborn baby

Question 3

fetus

Answer 3

An unborn, developing baby

Question 4

oval opening/ foramen

Answer 4

In the fetal heart, an opening that allows blood to enter the left atrium from the right atrium

Question 5

placenta

Answer 5

The structure that forms from the chorion and the uterine wall; allows the exchange of nutrients and wastes between the mother and the fetus

Question 6

umbilical arteries

Answer 6

Fetal blood vessels that travel to and from the placenta, carrying deoxygenated blood with fetal waste from the fetus to the placenta

Question 7

umbilical cord

Answer 7

Connects the fetus to the placenta

Question 8

umbilical vein

Answer 8

Fetal blood vessels that travel to and from the placenta carrying oxygenated blood with maternal nutrients from the placenta to the fetus

Question 9

venous duct

Answer 9

Receives blood from the umbilical vein and directs it to the inferior vena cava