The Foramen Ovale Is a Hole in the Wall Between

question 33

True/False

The foramen ovale is a hole in the wall between the right and left ventricles in the fetus heart that facilitates blood being shunted away to avoid the nonfunctioning lungs.

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Definitions:

Phagocytosis

The process by which a cell engulfs and digests solid particles to destroy them, gather information, or feed on them.

Electrical Signals

Electrical signals are impulses generated by the movement of ions across cell membranes, commonly found in nerve and muscle cells, facilitating communication within the body.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another.

Paracrines

Signaling molecules released by cells that affect other nearby cells.