FETAL CIRCULATION

PROCESS

Group 1:
REFERENCE
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Andrea Pinzón
CARDIAC
EMBRYOLOGY
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FETAL CIRCULATION
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377 Maryuri Rodriguez
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https://www.udocz.com/apuntes/193818/circulacio-n-fetal
 THE PLACENTA
STRUCTURES INVOLVED
IN FETAL CIRCULATION

Oval Hole

FETAL CIRCULATION Allows direct

AVOIDS MINOR
CIRCULATION
The blood is pumped through the
umbilical cord (umbilical vein) and the
placenta, avoiding contact with the
lungs in the fetus, because the fetus
does not breathe, as the lungs contain
fetus to the mother (kidney).
amniotic fluid and therefore the small
amount of circulating blood It does not
have the conditions to be oxygenated.
pressure in the left atrium.
passage of blood
from the right
atrium to the left
atrium.
FUNCTIONS
Gas exchange (lung).
Fetal fluid homeostasis.
Exchange of nutrients from mother to
fetus (intestine).
Ductus Arteriosus Elimination of waste product from the
It is the direct
connection between Endocrine organ.
the pulmonary
artery and the aorta. POSTNATAL CHANGES
Lowers the flow of the Inferior Vena Cava
and lowers the pressure of the Right
Atrium.
Ductus Venosus Increases pulmonary flow and increases
Vessel that connects the umbilical Closure of the foramen ovale.
vein with the inferior vena cava.
Carries blood from the placenta to Closure of the ductus arteriosus and
the fetus directly to the heart and formation of the ligamentum arteriosus.
passing the liver. Obliteration of the umbilical vein and
formation of the round and venous
(intrahepatic) ligament.