Congenital Cardiac Conditions

Question 1

Function of the ductus venosus?

Answer 1

Blood bypasses the liver and and joins the IVC via the ductus venosus

Question 2

Effect of shunting on muscle thickness of the wall?

Answer 2

Muscle thickness and mass of the right and left ventricle may be the same

Question 3

Acyanotic heart defects

Answer 3

Patent Ductus arteriosus
Obstruction defects
Septal defects

Question 4

AV canal is another term for what?

Answer 4

Atrioventricular septal defect