Fetal Circulation

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Vital signs
-temperature-pulse-blood pressure-respiratory rate
Differences
All nutrients, excretory and gas exchanges occur through the placenta
Umbilical cord
-one large umbilical vein-two smaller umbilical arteries
Ductus venosus
Shunt to bypass babys immature liver and empty blood into inferior vena cava
Ductus arteriosus
Connects aorta and pulmonary artery bypassing lungs
Five differences
1) arteries (deoxy)2) veins (oxy)3) ductus venosus-shunt to bypass immature liver and empty blood into inferior vena cave4)foraman ovale-shunts blood from right atrium to left atrium, bypassing lungs5)ductus arteriosus connects aorta and pulmonary artery bypassing lungs