Question 106

(Multiple Choice)

What is the function of the foramen ovale?


A) Shunts blood from the aorta to the pulmonary artery
B) Partially shunts oxygenated blood from the umbilical vein to the fetal inferior vena cava
C) Shunts blood from the right ventricle to the left ventricle, thereby bypassing the fetal lungs
D) Shunts blood from the fetal right atrium to the left atrium

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