The fetus receives all its nutrients and oxygen through the placenta. Therefore, fetal lungs are non-functional, as far as pulmonary circulation is concerned. It only needs to receive enough blood to sustain growth. There are a couple of features in the fetal cardiovascular system to shunt the blood away from the lungs and only provide enough for sustenance and keep most blood in general circulation. Which two structures in fetal circulation aid in bypassing the pulmonary circulation

In the family tree below, people with the recessive trait of attached earlobes are shaded gray.

The eruption of a nearby volcano causes a prairie ecosystem to receive a lot less sunlight. which of these is most likely effect on the ecosystem?

Define the apical impulse and describe its normal location, size, and duration. which abnormal conditions may affect the location of the apical impulse? explain the mechanism producing normal first and second heart sounds. describe the effect of respiration on the heart sounds. describe the characteristics of the first heart sound and its intensity at the apex of the heart and at the base. describe the characteristics of the second heart sound and its intensity at the apex of the heart and at the base.