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Fetal Circulation Flashcards

1
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High blood flow to lung is NOT required during gestation

True or false?

A

True

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2
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Blood is diverted from the fetal lung by the

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Ductus arteriosus

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3
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Dilation of the lung blood vessels is inhibited by

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suppressing Nitric Oxide (NO) production in the vessels.

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4
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Characteristics of fetal lung

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  • Increase resistance from low oxygen tension
  • Low pulmonary blood flow
  • Contracted blood vessels
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5
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How much oxygen is in the placental blood?

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80%

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6
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Blood doesn’t go in the fetal lung cause?

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Lungs are not working and are just growing and developing

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7
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How does oxygen enter the fetus?

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  • Enters through the umbilical vein, travels through the liver via Ductus venosus
  • Moves into right atria from the inferior vena cava and moves into the left atria through the Foramen Ovale (FO)
  • High pressure to low pressure
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How does deoxygenated blood exit the fetus?

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  • Deoxygenated blood comes in to the right atria via the superior vena cava.
  • Blood diverted from the lungs into the descending aorta by the Ductus Arteriosus
  • Blood returns to the placenta via the Umbilical Arteries
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9
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Blood returning to the placenta via the Umbilical Arteries is ?

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58% oxygenated

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10
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Fetal system has points where blood is mixed or diverted:

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Liver

Inferior vena cava (IVC)

Right atrium (RA)

Left Atrium (LA)

Ductus arteriosus

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11
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What happens at the Liver in the fetal system?

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blood from the portal system mixes with umbilical blood

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What happens in the IVC in the fetal system?

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Returning blood from the legs, pelvis and kidneys

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13
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What happens in the RA in the fetal system?

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deoxygenated blood from head and upper limb, mixes with oxygenated blood from placenta

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14
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What happens in the LA in the fetal system ?

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deoxygenated blood enters from the lungs

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15
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What happens at the Ductus arteriosus in the fetal system?

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diverts blood away from lungs to the descending aorta

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16
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What happens during labours at the Ductus venosus?

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Contractions close off the ductus venosus via a sphincter.

17
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Why is the Ductus venosus closed during labour?

A

Protection of fetus

18
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What happens during the first breath?

A
  • Increase of surface area for gas exchange as lungs inflate
  • Decrease of Pulmonary vascular resistance as bradykinin dilates blood vessels
  • Increase lung blood flow.
19
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What stimulates the contraction of umbilical arteries?

A

Oxygenated blood and temperature change

20
Q

Placental blood flow stops at?

A

3-5 minutes

21
Q

Maintaining placental blood flow does what?

A

Maintaining blood flow for this period ( 3-5 minutes) increases juvenile jaundice but increases iron levels and prevents iron level drop at 4-6 months.

22
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Posta al changes

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  • Umbilical vein closes and becomes Ligamentum Teres
  • Foramen Ovale closes and fuses
  • Ductus Arteriosus closes becomes smaller
  • Umbilical arteries close and become Medial Umbilical Ligaments
23
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What is the purpose of postnatal changes ?

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This stops mixing of blood and separates the pulmonary and systemic circuits

24
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Function of Foramen ovale before birth

A

LA BP is lower so blood travels from R To L

25
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Effects of Ductus arteriosus closure in Foramen ovalis

A
  • Increases lung circulation and increases the pressure in the LA
  • Increased pressure pushes the septum primum against the secundum, closing the Foramen ovalis
  • Septum primum and secundum (from opposing ends of the atria) close and fuse over a period of a few days.
26
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Steps of Ductus arteriosus closure

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  1. Breath
  2. Lung expansion
  3. Pulmonary vessel expansion
  4. Decreased P in pulmonary vessel
  5. Blood flow to lung
  6. Bradykinin release
  7. Muscular contraction
  8. DA closure
27
Q

Bradykinin release causes?

A

Muscular contraction which closes DA

28
Q

Foramen Ovale- closure is reversible for first few days, until the tissue fuses

True or false

A

True

29
Q

Closure of Foramen Ovale is reversible for first few days,

Why?

A

Crying and dehydration- cyanotic (blue tinge to skin) periods

Crying INCREASES pulmonary vascular resistance, decreases blood supply to the lungs

30
Q

Symptoms of Persistent cyanosis

A

fingers, lips, general pallor

31
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Symptoms of Patent DA

A

minimal symptoms at birth.
•Distinctive heart murmur may be detected.
•Low weight gain and breathing difficulties (apnoea)

Patent DA may actually help in some cases ie transposition of great vessels

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