QuestionSBA
QuestionChoice
This is the shunt which connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta to bypass the lungs in foetal circulation.
10003190
e
Ductus arteriosus
QuestionChoice
This carries deoxygenated blood from the foetal peripheral circulation to the heart.
10003187
b
Superior vena cava
QuestionChoice
This is the shunt that allows oxygenated blood in the umbilical vein to bypass the liver when entering foetal circulation.
10003189
d
Ductus venosus
QuestionChoice
These carry deoxygenated blood from the foetus to the placenta.
10003188
c
Umbilical arteries
QuestionChoice
The umbilical vein carries oxygenated blood from the placenta to the foetal heart via the inferior vena cava.
10003186
a
Umbilical vein
Concept
Chapter
2693
3867
Foetal Circulation
Topic
159
Cardiovascular physiology
13184
A woman has recently delivered a baby followed by the placenta. She enquires about the function of the placenta.

Which structure carries oxygen from the placenta to the foetus?
a