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The blood needs to bypass the foetal pulmonary circulation, as the lungs are filled with fluid, and thus gas exchange cannot take place here. Usually, the ductus arteriosus closes with the baby's first breaths.
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a
To shunt blood from the pulmonary trunk to aorta
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This is the function of the umbilical cord
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d
To connect the foetus cord to the placenta
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The ductus venosus shunts blood from the pulmonary trunk to the aorta, not the other way round
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e
To shunt blood from the aorta to the pulmonary trunk
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This is the function of the foramen ovale
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b
To shunt blood from the right atrium to the left atrium of the heart
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This is the function of the ductus venosus
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c
To shunt blood to bypass the liver to the inferior vena
Concept
Chapter
2693
3867
Foetal Circulation
Topic
159
Cardiovascular physiology
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What is the function of the ductus arteriosus?
a