fetal circulation Flashcards

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staring from superior+inferior vena cava … fetal circulation step by step

A

1- superior+inferior vena cava
2- drain in RA
3- to RV
4- pulmonary trunk
5- through ductus arteriosus passing the lungs to the aorta
6- descending aorta
7- umbilical arteries
8- placenta for oxygenation
9- umbilical vein
10- ductus venosus
and again to inferior vena cava

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ducts normally in fetal circulation but should close after delivery

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ductus arteriosus and ductus venosus /foramen ovale
should closes after delivery

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