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What is the main function of the umbilical arteries in fetal circulation?
What is the main function of the umbilical arteries in fetal circulation?
Which shunt in fetal circulation bypasses the lungs and shunts highly oxygenated blood from the right atrium to the left atrium?
Which shunt in fetal circulation bypasses the lungs and shunts highly oxygenated blood from the right atrium to the left atrium?
What is the function of the Ductus Arteriosus in fetal circulation?
What is the function of the Ductus Arteriosus in fetal circulation?
Which vessel in fetal circulation carries mostly highly oxygenated blood and bypasses the liver?
Which vessel in fetal circulation carries mostly highly oxygenated blood and bypasses the liver?
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What triggers induce the structural changes in fetal circulation?
What triggers induce the structural changes in fetal circulation?
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Where does the umbilical cord vein transport blood in fetal circulation?
Where does the umbilical cord vein transport blood in fetal circulation?
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What structure remains open for some time after birth allowing final volume of blood to flow from the placenta into the infant prior to occlusion?
What structure remains open for some time after birth allowing final volume of blood to flow from the placenta into the infant prior to occlusion?
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Which hormone activates the sodium pump that clears fetal lung fluid at birth?
Which hormone activates the sodium pump that clears fetal lung fluid at birth?
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During which month does fetal development occur?
During which month does fetal development occur?
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What is the function of the placenta?
What is the function of the placenta?
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Which type of immunoglobulin is present in the blood and can cross the placenta?
Which type of immunoglobulin is present in the blood and can cross the placenta?
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What initiates the opening of the pulmonary circulation at birth?
What initiates the opening of the pulmonary circulation at birth?
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What occurs as a result of the closure of ductus venosus, arteriosus, and foramen ovale?
What occurs as a result of the closure of ductus venosus, arteriosus, and foramen ovale?
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What is responsible for increasing glucose and fatty acids and blunting blood pressure at birth?
What is responsible for increasing glucose and fatty acids and blunting blood pressure at birth?
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What substance covers the wrinkled skin of a developing fetus?
What substance covers the wrinkled skin of a developing fetus?
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What is the main function of the umbilical arteries in fetal circulation?
What is the main function of the umbilical arteries in fetal circulation?
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What is the main function of the Ductus Arteriosus in fetal circulation?
What is the main function of the Ductus Arteriosus in fetal circulation?
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Where does the umbilical cord vein transport blood in fetal circulation?
Where does the umbilical cord vein transport blood in fetal circulation?
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What occurs as a result of the closure of ductus venosus, arteriosus, and foramen ovale?
What occurs as a result of the closure of ductus venosus, arteriosus, and foramen ovale?
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What structure remains open for some time after birth allowing final volume of blood to flow from the placenta into the infant prior to occlusion?
What structure remains open for some time after birth allowing final volume of blood to flow from the placenta into the infant prior to occlusion?
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Which shunt in fetal circulation bypasses the liver and shunts highly oxygenated blood from the right atrium to the left atrium?
Which shunt in fetal circulation bypasses the liver and shunts highly oxygenated blood from the right atrium to the left atrium?
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What is the function of vernix caseosa in fetal development?
What is the function of vernix caseosa in fetal development?
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What occurs as a result of the release of catecholamines (norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine) at birth?
What occurs as a result of the release of catecholamines (norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine) at birth?
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Which vessel in fetal circulation carries blood and oxygen away from the placenta to the fetus?
Which vessel in fetal circulation carries blood and oxygen away from the placenta to the fetus?
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What is the main function of the Ductus Arteriosus in fetal circulation?
What is the main function of the Ductus Arteriosus in fetal circulation?
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Where does the exchange of gases and nutrients between maternal and fetal blood take place?
Where does the exchange of gases and nutrients between maternal and fetal blood take place?
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What triggers induce the structural changes in fetal circulation?
What triggers induce the structural changes in fetal circulation?
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During which month does head growth begin to slow and the body increases in length in fetal development?
During which month does head growth begin to slow and the body increases in length in fetal development?
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What is responsible for increasing glucose and fatty acids and blunting blood pressure at birth?
What is responsible for increasing glucose and fatty acids and blunting blood pressure at birth?
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What is the main function of the umbilical arteries in fetal circulation?
What is the main function of the umbilical arteries in fetal circulation?
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