Fetal Circulation (FINAL) Flashcards

Aorta
- Both oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood

Ductus Venosus
- Carries oxygenated blood from umbilical vein to inferior vena cava
- Bypassing fetal liver

Left Hepatic Vein
- Deoxygenated blood

Left Atrium
- Deoxygenated blood

Pulmonary Trunk
- Both deoxygenated & oxygenated blood

Superior Vena Cava
- Deoxygenated blood

Foramen Ovale
- Connects the left and right atrium
- Its pushes blood from the right atrium to the left atrium
- Both deoxygenated and oxygenated blood

Right Atrium
- Both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

Inferior Vena Cava
- Deoxygenated blood

Right Hepatic Vein

Portal Sinus

Ductus Arteriosus
- Carries oxygenated blood from pulmonary artery to aorta
- Bypassing fetal lungs

Portal Vein

Umbilical Vein
- Brings oxygenated blood coming from the placenta to the fetus

Umbilicus

Placenta
- Where gas exchange takes place during fetal life

Umbilical Arteries
- Carries deoxygenated blood from the fetus to placenta

Lower Extremities

Internal Iliac Artery

Kidney

Gut

Placenta
- Where gas exchange takes place during fetal life

Foramen ovale
- Connects the left and right atrium
- Its pushes blood from the right atrium to the left atrium
- Both deoxygenated and oxygenated blood

Umbilical Vein
- Brings oxygenated blood coming from the placenta to the fetus

Umbilical Arteries
- Carries deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta

Ductus Venosus
- Carries oxygenated blood from umbilical vein to inferior vena cava
- Bypassing fetal liver

Ductus Arteriosus
- Carries oxygenated blood from pulmonary artery to aorta
- Bypassing fetal lungs

Placenta
- Where gas exchange takes place during fetal life

Foramen Ovale
- Connects the left and right atrium
- Its pushes blood from the right atrium to the left atrium
- Both deoxygenated and oxygenated blood

Ductus Arteriosus
- Both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

Ductus Venosus
- Carries oxygenated blood
- From umbilical vein to inferior vena
- Bypassing fetal liver

Umbilical Vein
- Brings oxygenated blood coming from the placenta to the fetus

Umbilical Arteries
- Carries deoxygenated bood from the fetus to placenta
What is the function of fetal circulation?

The fetal circulation is the circulatory system of a human fetus, often encompassing the entire fetoplacental circulation which includes the umbilical cord and the blood vessels within the placenta that carry fetal blood.
How does fetal circulation work differently from that of born humans?

- The lungs are not in use
- The fetus obtains oxygen and nutrients from the mother through the placenta and the umbilical cord