Shunts in fetal circulation
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ductus venosus: oxygenated blood from placenta bypasses liver to right heart
foramen ovale: oxygenated blood from ductus venosus bypasses right atrium to go to the left atrium
ductus arteriosus: oxygenated blood from right heart passes to pulmonary artery and flows into aorta
after birth, these shunts all undergo constriction, obliteration of the lumen, and fibrosis
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