RDS - Daisy Baker

Question 1

Starting from the placenta, how does oxygenated blood circulate in a foetus?

Answer 1

placenta –> umbilical vein –> >50% ductus venousus to RA AND 40-50% to rapidly growing liver

Question 2

What is the placenta needed for?

Answer 2

Clearance of carbon dioxide, oxygen supply and passage of nutrients