Prenatal and Postnatal Circulation 3

Prenatal circulation

Aorta

Pulmonary trunk Ductus arteriosus

Superior vena cava Left pulmonary artery

Right pulmonary artery Left pulmonary vein

Right pulmonary vein

Foramen ovale
Inferior vena cava
Hepatic vein
Aorta
Ductus venosus

Liver Celiac trunk

Hepatic Superior mesenteric artery

portal vein
Ligamentum
Umbilical vein Kidney arteriosum
(obliterated
ductus
Intestine arteriosus)

Umbilical arteries

Fossa ovalis
(obliterated
foramen ovale)

Ligamentum venosum
(obliterated ductus venosus)

Ligamentum teres
(round ligament) of liver
(obliterated umbilical vein)

Medial umbilical ligaments

(occluded part of umbilical arteries)

Postnatal circulation

Heart Plate 226