Exam 2 – Cardio Ch 23 Flashcards
What is the placenta responsible for?
Nutrient and oxygen delivery to the fetal blood
When does the heart start beating?
At 18 days
In the fetus, what side of the heart has a higher pressure?
The right side, or the two sides could be somewhat equal
What does blood to the fetus come through?
Umbilical vessels
What are the different fetal accommodations?
Umbilical vessels, urachus
PDA, foramen ovale
Fetal hemoglobin
What is the placenta the site of?
Oxygenation
What is the ductus venosus?
Bypassing the liver (nonfunctional)–from umbilical vein to inferior vena cava directly
What is the foramen ovale?
Shunt from right to left atrium
Oval hole
Highest O2 content to left ventricle to supply carotid and brain
What is the ductus arteriosus?
Shunt from pulmonary artery to aorta, also right to left shunt
Look at the organization of the fetal circulation
Look at the organization of the fetal circulation
Where do umbilical arteries come off?
Close to where the renal arteries come off
What do umbilical arteries do?
Pick up nutrients and oxygen then goes to the umbilical vein
What does the umbilical vein carry?
Oxygenated blood
Where does the highest oxygenated blood go through?
Right atrium
What does 30% of the blood go out of?
Pulmonary artery
What does most of the blood bypass?
The lungs
What is a very common infection in calves?
Umbilicus infections
Where do the 2 umbilical arteries go?
Go through the bladder and join the umbilical vein
What happens to blood due to the fact that capillaries have a higher pressure?
Blood is forced into the aorta
Which has a higher affinity for oxygen, fetal Hgb or mother Hgb?
Fetal Hgb
What does loss of blood flow from the placenta cause?
2X increase in vascular resistance
Decreased venous return to right atrium
Increased aortic pressure
When does the ductus venosus close?
3-7 days after birth
What does the closing of the ductus venosus cause?
Loss of umbilical venous return and low blood flow
What causes pulmonary vascular resistance to decrease?
Lung expansion
Lung vasculature vasodilates
After birth, which side of the heart is the high pressure system? Low pressure system?
Left side
Right side
What changes at birth?
Loss of placenta
First breath decreases vascular resistance in lung
Closure of foramen ovale
Closure of ductus arteriosus
What is the closure of the ductus arteriosus related to?
Oxygen content
How long does it take for the ductus arteriosus to fully close?
1-8 days
Which has lower O2, fetus or adults?
Fetus
What is the most common feature for horses to have?
A ductus arteriosus that does not fully close, cuasing there to be a sound similar to a murmur
Describe the 1st heart sound
Lub
AV valves close
Luder than the second sound
Low pitch