Monday 15 May 2023

Fetal Circulation

 

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Today we explored fetal circulation.  First we drew our conception of how fetal circulation might occur. Next we compared fetal and baby circulation in depth in the table below.  Finally we drew a schematic diagram to compare the two and listened to a baby cry because the newborn's first breath is when the ductus arterioles and the foramen ovale closes successfully