Multiple choice

Which of the following is an event associated with the fetal circulation?

  1. The fetal heart rate is about double that of a healthy adult.

  2. All the blood present in the umbilical vein enter the left ventricle.

  3. Two of the embryo shunts close just after the parturition.

  4. Fetal blood pressure is higher than that of an adult.
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Explanation

It is true that fetal heart rate is faster than an adult heart rate, which ranges from 100 -140 beats per minute. Changes in the fetal heart rate, which occur with contractions, form a pattern. Baby's heart rate increases with mother's movement and with uterine contractions.

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