Where does the umbilical vein enter the circulation of the fetus?
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Where does less than a third of the blood from the umbilical vein enter the circulation of the fetus? Where does more than two thirds of the blood from the umbilical vein enter the circulation of the fetus?
Ductus venosus ductus venosus and is carried to the inferior vena cava
enters the liver proper from the inferior border of the liver portal vein
Fetal circulation
Where does the umbilical vein enter the circulation of the fetus?
Fetal circulation Umbilical vein Ductus venosus Umbilical cord Umbilical artery Fetus Foramen ovale (heart) Adaptation to extrauterine life Sinus venosus Ductus arteriosus
Blood from the placenta <b>is</b> carried to the <b>fetus</b> by the <b>umbilical vein</b>. In humans, 
less than a third of this <b>enters</b> the <b>fetal</b> ductus venosus and <b>is</b> carried to the&nbsp;... The blood pressure inside the <b>umbilical vein is</b> approximately 20 mmHg. 
Contents. 1 <b>Fetal circulation</b>; 2&nbsp;... In the <b>fetus</b>, the ductus venosus shunts a portion of <b>umbilical vein</b> blood flow 
directly to the ... It <b>is</b> a part of <b>fetal circulation</b>. ... The pathway of <b>fetal</b> umbilical 
venous flow <b>is umbilical vein</b> to left portal vein to ductus venosus to inferior vena 
cava&nbsp;... In placental mammals, the umbilical cord <b>is</b> a conduit between ... The umbilical 
cord <b>enters</b> the <b>fetus</b> via the abdomen, at the ... Within the <b>fetus</b>, the <b>umbilical vein</b> 
continues towards the&nbsp;... <b>Fetal circulation</b>; the <b>umbilical vein is</b> the large, red vessel at the far left. The 
umbilical arteries are purple and wrap around the <b>umbilical vein</b>. Gray39.png. 
Scheme&nbsp;... A <b>fetus</b> or <b>foetus is</b> the <b>unborn</b> offspring of an animal that develops from an 
<b>embryo</b>. Following ... Blood from the placenta <b>is</b> carried to the <b>fetus</b> by the 
<b>umbilical vein</b>. ... umbilical arteries, and re-<b>enters</b> the placenta, where carbon 
dioxide and other waste products from the <b>fetus</b> are taken up and <b>enter</b> the 
woman&#39;s <b>circulation</b>. In the <b>fetal</b> heart, the foramen ovale also foramen Botalli, or the ostium secundum 
of Born, allows blood to <b>enter</b> the left atrium from the right atrium. It <b>is</b> one of two 
<b>fetal</b> cardiac shunts, the other being the ductus arteriosus (which allows blood 
that still escapes to the right ventricle to bypass the pulmonary <b>circulation</b>). ... The 
heart still has a common pulmonary vein (LV), instead of four. Physiology: In utero, the placenta delivers oxygenated blood to the <b>fetus</b> through 
the <b>umbilical vein</b>. Upon delivery, the umbilical cord <b>is</b> cut. The cardiovascular&nbsp;... The sinus venosus <b>is</b> a large quadrangular cavity which precedes the atrium on 
the venous ... In the <b>embryo</b>, the thin walls of the sinus venosus are connected 
below with the right ventricle, and ... It receives blood from the vitelline vein, 
<b>umbilical vein</b> and common cardinal vein. ... Development of the <b>circulatory</b> 
<b>system</b> &middot; Heart&nbsp;... <b>Vein</b> &middot; ductus venosus. Identifiers. Latin, Ductus arteriosus. MeSH &middot; D004373 &middot; TE 
&middot; E5.11.2.1.2.0.17 &middot; FMA &middot; 79871 &middot; Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata]. The 
ductus arteriosus, also called the ductus Botalli, <b>is</b> a blood vessel in the 
developing <b>fetus</b> ... The fetal circulatory system, with the &quot;ductus arteriosus&quot; 
visible at upper right.
the portal vein
Fetal circulation