HUMAN ANATOMY-ALC W/ACCESS
HUMAN ANATOMY-ALC W/ACCESS
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134888729
Author: Martini
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22, Problem 10RC
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The function of the foramen ovale that is present in the fetal heart.

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In the early development of a fetus, both the interventricular and the interatrial septa are formed, but the interatrial septa do not function until the birth of the baby. The foramen ovale is one of the two cardiac shunts, which is present in the fetus. It is a flap that also functions as a valve.

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