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In the fetal heart, the foramen ovale (or ostium secundum of Born) allows blood to enter the left atrium from the right atrium. It is one of two shunts, the other being the ductus arteriosus, that allows blood entering the right atrium to bypass the pulmonary circulation. Another similar adaptation in the fetus is the ductus venosus. In most individuals, the foramen ovale (pronounced /fɒˈreɪmən oʊˈvɑːli/) closes at birth. It later forms the fossa ovalis. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foramen_ovale_(heart) In the fetal heart, the foramen ovale (or ostium secundum of Born) allows blood to enter the left atrium from the right atrium. It is one of two shunts, the other being the ductus arteriosus, that allows blood entering the right atrium to bypass the pulmonary circulation. Another similar adaptation in the fetus is the ductus venosus. In most individuals, the foramen ovale (pronounced /fɒˈreɪmən oʊˈvɑːli/) closes at birth. It later forms the fossa ovalis. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foramen_ovale_(heart)

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What does Foramen ovale bypass?

A Patent (Open) Foramen Ovale bypasses the lungs by short circuiting blood flow from the right atrium to the left atrium.


What are the two fetal circulation bypasses found in the fetal pig?

Because the fetal lungs are inactive, the pulmonary circuit is bypassed. Half of the blood that enters the right atrium flows directly into the left atrium through the foramen ovale. The remainder flows from the right atrium to the right ventricle, then into the pulmonary trunk. The second bypass, the ductus arteriosus, transports the blood directly from the pulmonary artery into the aorta so it can be sent into systemic circulation.


What do each of the 3 fetal bypasses actually bypass?

The Ductus arteriosis allows the oxygenated blood to bypass the non-functioning lungs by going straight from the right ventricle to the aortic arch, instead of going through the pulmonary artery. The Ductus Venosus allows half of the blood from the umbilical vein to be shunted to the inferior vena cava to bypass the babies liver. And the Foramen ovale lets blood go straight from the right atrium to the left atrium, the Ductus Arteriosis is a back up for when blood gets left behind. The foramen ovale closes over at birth to form the fossa ovalis.


In the fetal circulation the opening between the artium and the left artium is the?

The opening between the right and left atrium is the foramen ovale. The duct connecting the pulmonary artery to the aorta is the ductus arteriosus.


What two chambers do the fossa ovalis connect during fetal development?

Right atrium and Left atrium


Which two chambers are connected by the fossa ovalis during fetal development?

the right and left atrium of the fetal heart.


Where is the ductus arteriosus located in the fetal heart?

it is located between the left and the right Atrium.


What was the fossa ovalis called in the fetal heart?

In the fetal hear the fossa ovalis was known as the foramen ovale, which allows blood to pass from the right to the left atrium, thus bypassing the fetal lungs.


What happens in fetal pig circulation?

There are three major differences between normal circulatory pathways and fetal circulation. First, as you have already learned, oxygenated blood that is high in nutrients obtained from the placenta enters the fetal pig body not from lung capillaries, but via the umbilical vein to the ductus venosus in the liver. The ductus venosus leads in turn to the caudal vena cava, through which the blood enters the right atrium. The second major difference is the presence in fetal pigs of an opening between the heart atria (through the interatrial septum), called the foramen ovale. Oxygenated blood entering the right atrium from the caudal vena cava tends to pass through the foramen ovale into the left atrium, thus bypassing the pulmonary circulation system. Deoxygenated blood from the cranial vena cava enters the atrium anteriorly and flows into the right ventricle. As a result of this arrangement, there is little mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood. A third major difference is the action of the ductus arteriosus vessel, which shunts blood away from the fetal pig's lungs and into the aorta. Highly oxygenated blood in the left atrium is pumped into the left ventricle and then into the aorta. It then enters the coronary arteries and the arteries of the head region, before mixing with deoxygenated blood from the ductus arteriosus and the lower systemic circulation.


Fetal blood that passes through the ductus venosus is relatively High in oxygen and nutrients?

The ductus venosus shunts most of the left umbilical vein blood flow directly to the inferior vena cava. This allows relatively highly oxygenated blood from the placenta to bypass the liver and get to the fetal brain.


Why are lung bypasses important in fetal hearts?

The lungs have no job to do anyway as the oxygen is not drawn from the air until birth. All nutrients come through the umbilical cord.


Why is it important for the fetal pig heart to have both a ductus anteriosus and the foramen ovale but not good for the adult heart to have these features?

The ductus arteriosus allows blood to bypass the lungs in fetal pigs since they do not breathe air in the womb. The foramen ovale allows blood to bypass the lungs by going directly from the right atrium to the left atrium. In adults, these structures are no longer necessary as the lungs are functioning, and blood must flow through the entire heart for proper oxygenation.