UNMC PATHO 1 EXAM 4 2024-2025 UPDATE ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+ placenta - During pregnancy responsible for * oxygenation * nutrient and gas exchange (fetal lungs not functional) ductus venosus structure in the liver that allows most of the blood to bypass the liver and enter directly into the inferior vena cava - delivers oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus foramen ovale opening between the atria allowing some fetal blood to pass from the right side of the heart to the left side, bypassing the right ventricle of the lungs ductus arteriosus Structure between the pulmonary artery and the aorta that allows blood to bypass the lungs and enter directly into the descending aortacongenital heart defects etiologies multifactorial: drugs (alcohol, anti-seizure drugs, diseases [maternal rubella]), heredity (diabetic mothers, 10X greater chance if siblings have defect) environment =ncreased workload of the left ventricle higher vascular resistance in the arterial systemic circulation would most likely lead to: atrial septal defect pathophysiology - LEFT to R=G:T shunt - Acyanotic heart disease - Abnormal opening between the atria leads to increased pressure and O2 on the right side of the heart - 90% occur at the