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What is the outcome of a problem in the dorsal endocardial cushion?
What is the outcome of a problem in the dorsal endocardial cushion?
- Increased risk of pulmonary stenosis
- Formation of a healthy heart
- Development of a normal atrial septum
- Abnormality in the atrial septum, ventricular septa, tricuspid valve, and mitral valve (correct)
What is the primary concern in ventricular septal defects?
What is the primary concern in ventricular septal defects?
- The location of the defect
- The presence of cyanosis
- The size of the defect (correct)
- The pressure load on the left ventricle
What is the consequence of left-to-right shunting in atrial septal defects?
What is the consequence of left-to-right shunting in atrial septal defects?
- Right ventricular overload
- Volume load on the right side of the heart (correct)
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Pressure load on the left ventricle
What is the characteristic of pulmonary hypertension in atrial septal defects?
What is the characteristic of pulmonary hypertension in atrial septal defects?
What is the primary effect of a ventricular septal defect on the heart?
What is the primary effect of a ventricular septal defect on the heart?
What type of load is responsible for pulmonary stenosis?
What type of load is responsible for pulmonary stenosis?
What is the name of the single tube-like structure that forms the heart during early fetal development?
What is the name of the single tube-like structure that forms the heart during early fetal development?
What is the result of the failure of the truncus arteriosus to divide fully into the aorta and pulmonary artery?
What is the result of the failure of the truncus arteriosus to divide fully into the aorta and pulmonary artery?
What helps to form the septum that separates the truncus arteriosus into the aorta and pulmonary artery?
What helps to form the septum that separates the truncus arteriosus into the aorta and pulmonary artery?
What is the result of the clockwise rotation of the spiral septum during heart development?
What is the result of the clockwise rotation of the spiral septum during heart development?
What is the term for the mixing of oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood in the heart?
What is the term for the mixing of oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood in the heart?
What is the term for the blue discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to insufficient oxygen in the blood?
What is the term for the blue discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to insufficient oxygen in the blood?
What is the result of transposition of the great vessels on the circulatory system?
What is the result of transposition of the great vessels on the circulatory system?
What is the primary cause of cyanosis in patients with tetralogy of Fallot?
What is the primary cause of cyanosis in patients with tetralogy of Fallot?
What is the consequence of delayed surgery in patients with transposition of the great vessels?
What is the consequence of delayed surgery in patients with transposition of the great vessels?
What is the characteristic shape of the heart in patients with tetralogy of Fallot?
What is the characteristic shape of the heart in patients with tetralogy of Fallot?
What is the term for the abnormal rotation of the great vessels?
What is the term for the abnormal rotation of the great vessels?
What is the name of the syndrome associated with immotile cilia syndrome and dextrocardia?
What is the name of the syndrome associated with immotile cilia syndrome and dextrocardia?
