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Fetal Circulation Essay

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Fetal circulation is the circulation of blood from the placenta to and through the fetus and back to the placenta and portal circulation is the flow of blood from one organ to another, without going through the heart.
Fetal circulation is the oxygenated blood carried from the placenta to the fetus through the umbilical vein. Half of the blood passes through the hepatic capillaries and the rest flows through the ductus venous into the inferior vena cava. Blood from the vena cava is mostly deflected through the amen ovale into the left atrium, then to the left ventricle, into ascending aorta and on to the head and upper body. The arterial oxygenation of this blood is approximately 25 to 28 mm Hg. The fetal coronary circulation and brain receive

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