A Nurse Is Conducting a Class for Nursing Students About

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nurse is conducting a class for nursing students about fetal circulation.Which statement is accurate about fetal circulation and should be included in the teaching session?

• A) Oxygen is carried to the fetus by the umbilical arteries.
• B) Blood from the inferior vena cava is shunted directly to the right ventricle through the foramen ovale.
• C) Pulmonary vascular resistance is high because the lungs are filled with fluid.
• D) Blood flows from the ductus arteriosus to the pulmonary artery.

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