artery?
carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body
veins?
carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
PDA means?
patent ductus arteriosus
PDA causes
left-to-right shunt due to abnormal connection btw aorta and pulmonary artery
why does PDA create a continuous murmur?
blood abnormally flows from aorta to pulmonary artery → turbulent flow causing noise
why blood flow from aorta to pulmonary artery in PDA?
aortic pressure is higher than pulmonary artery pressure
is it normal to have ductus arteriosus in fetus? why?
yes; to bypass fluid-filled nonfunctional lungs
where does gas exchange occur in the fetus?
placenta, not the lungs
blood flow in fetal circulation
OR
does maternal blood mix with fetal blood?
no; gas exchange happens by diffusion at the placental barrier
left-to-right shunt?
oxygenated blood flows from aorta to pulmonary artery
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T/F
left-to-right shunt skips the systemic circulation and goes directly from aorta to pulmonary ciculation
tRUE
aorta?
carry oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body
aorta comes from which side of the heart?
left side (left ventricle)
pulmonary artery?
carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs
T/F
pulmonary artery carry deoxygenated even tho it is an artery
trueee
pulmonary veins
carry oxygenated blood from the lungs → left atrium
T/F
pulmonary veins carry oxygenated even tho it’s called a vein
true
right atrium receives ..
deoxygenated blood from the body
right ventricle?
pumps blood to the lungs via pulmonary artery
left atrium receives …
oxygenated blood from the lungs
left ventricle?
pumps blood to the body via aorta