Fetal Circulation

Question 1

A persistent opening between the two major vessels leading from the heart. (Pulmonary trunk and aorta)

Answer 1

Ductus arteriosus

Question 2

The embryologic remnant of the ductus arteriosus, which serves to shunt blood away from the lungs during fetal development and closes after birth

Answer 2

Ligamentum arteriosum

Question 3

The hole between the left and right atria of the heart

Answer 3

Foramen ovale

Question 4

The remnant of foramen ovale found after the developmental stage of the fetus

Answer 4

Fossa ovalis

Question 5

A shunt that lets oxygenated blood in the umbilical vein to bypass the liver and is essential for norm fetal development

Answer 5

Ductus venosus

Question 6

The fibrous remnant of the ductus venosus of the fetal circulation

Answer 6

Ligamentum venosum

Question 7

Within a week of birth, the neonate umbilical vein is obliterated and is replaced by a fibrous cord called the round ligament of the liver also known as

Answer 7

Ligamentum teres hepatis

Question 8

Carry deoxygenated blood from fetal circulation to the placenta

Answer 8

Umbilical arteries

Question 9

The depression, in the center of the surface of the abdomen, indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo

Answer 9

Umbilicus