​FETAL CIRCULATION ​FETAL PULMONARY

​CIRCULATION

​brain

​liver ​ large amount of blood is

a
​oxygenated blood enters the fetus ​shunted away from the LUNGS
​heart

​kidneys
​through the

​through the
​Ductus Arteriosus
​called a vein even though it carries
​Umbilical vein ​oxygenated blood, because the direction of
​the blood is toward the fetal heart
​directly into the

​Descending Aorta
​an accessory vessel that directs oxygenated
​blood directly to the fetal liver
​Ductus Venosus

​called arteries, even though they are now

​transporting deoxygenated blood, because
​they are carrying blood away from the fetal
​Umbilical Arteries ​Umbilical Cord
​heart
​blood is emptied into the

​oxygenated blood is directed to the right side

​Fetal Inferior Vena Cava ​of the heart ​Placental villi ​where new oxygen takes place

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blood is shunted RA LA through the

​an opening in the atrial septum ​Foramen Ovale

​from the LA, it goes into the

​Left Ventricle

​then into the

​Aorta

​righ atrium
​through the vena cava
​tricuspid valve

​a small amount of blood is

​right ventricle
​returned
​pulmonary artery and lungs

​lung tissues