Fetal Circulation (FINAL) Flashcards
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Aorta
- Both oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood
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Ductus Venosus
- Carries oxygenated blood from umbilical vein to inferior vena cava
- Bypassing fetal liver
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Left Hepatic Vein
- Deoxygenated blood
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Left Atrium
- Deoxygenated blood
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Pulmonary Trunk
- Both deoxygenated & oxygenated blood
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Superior Vena Cava
- Deoxygenated blood
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Foramen Ovale
- Connects the left and right atrium
- Its pushes blood from the right atrium to the left atrium
- Both deoxygenated and oxygenated blood
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Right Atrium
- Both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
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Inferior Vena Cava
- Deoxygenated blood
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Right Hepatic Vein
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Portal Sinus
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Ductus Arteriosus
- Carries oxygenated blood from pulmonary artery to aorta
- Bypassing fetal lungs
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Portal Vein
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Umbilical Vein
- Brings oxygenated blood coming from the placenta to the fetus
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Umbilicus