There Is a Condition Where a Baby Is Born with an Opening

question 37

Multiple Choice

There is a condition where a baby is born with an opening (foramen ovale) in the septum or wall between the atria.What are reasonable consequences?

• A)more efficient pumping of blood through the body with pressure from both ventricles
• B)an equal reading for blood pressure,that is diastole equals systole
• C)disability when deoxygenated blood is mixed and sent to the body and partly oxygenated blood is sent to the lungs
• D)death due to loss of blood from the circulatory system
• E)no significant differences would occur

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Definitions:

Human Genome

The complete set of nucleic acid sequence for humans, encoded as DNA within the 23 chromosome pairs in cell nuclei and in a small DNA molecule found within individual mitochondria.

Genes

Sequences of DNA that determine characteristics and are inherited from one's parents.

Polygenic

Resulting from many genes.

Monogenic

Describes a trait or condition determined by a single gene, often contrasting with polygenic traits which are influenced by multiple genes.