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The fetal circulation is more complex than after birth because the placenta provides oxygen exchange rather than the lungs. Oxygen-poor blood from the fetus enters the placenta via the umbilical cord and returns oxygen-rich. It then enters the fetal heart and a hole called the foramen ovale allows the most oxygenated blood to reach the brain. Most blood bypasses the lungs through another hole called the ductus arteriosus, sending blood to the lower body and back to the placenta to repeat the cycle. These ho
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- Zam Pamate
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