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The Vascular System-Fetal Circulation

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The site of exchanges of materials between fetal blood and maternal blood is the?   Placenta  
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Name the kinds of materials exchanged between fetal blood and maternal blood:   Oxygen-CO2, nutrients, and waste products  
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Name the mechanism (processes) of exchange between fetal blood and maternal blood:   Diffusion and active transport  
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The fetus is connected to the placenta by the umbilical cord, which contains two ________ and on __________.   Umbilical arteries, umbilical vein  
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The umbilical arteries carry blood from the _______ to the ______.   Placenta, fetus  
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Within the body of the fetus, the umbilical vein branches into two vessels. One branch takes blood to the fetal liver. The other branch is called the _______ and takes blood to the __________, which returns blood to the right atrium of the fetal heart.   Ductus venosus, inferior vena cava  
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Within the fetal heart, the ________ is an opening in the interatrial septum that permits some blood to flow from the ____ atrium to the _____ atrium.   Foramen ovale, right, left  
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Just outside the fetal heart, the ductus arteriosus is a short vessel that permits blood to flow from the _________ to the ______.   Pulmonary artery, aorta  
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State the purpose of the ductus arteriosus?   Permits most fetal blood to bypass the lungs  
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After birth, the ductus venosus dilates/constricts _______ and becomes non-functional.   Constricts  
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The foramen ovale is opened/closed ______ by a flap on the left side, and the ductus arteriosus dilates/constricts _________?   Closed, constricts  
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The umbilical artery has 2 arteries (_______-away from the fetus) and 1 vein (________- toward the fetus.)   Deoxygenated, oxygenated  
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What is the hole between the atria in the interatrial septum called?   Foramen ovale  
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After birth, vessels become nonfunctional and become?   Ligaments  
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