Fetal Echocardiography Exam Questions
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Which of the following fetal cardiac structures are necessary
following birth?
a) patent foramen ovale
b) ductus venosus
c) umbilical veins
d) none of the above --- correct answer ---d) none of the above
The vessel that shunts fetal blood right to left between the pulmonary
artery and aorta is the
a) foramen ovale
b) ductus arteriosus
c) ligamentum arteriosus
d) ductus venosus --- correct answer ---b) ductus arteriosus
Deoxygenated blood from the fetal heart returns to the maternal
placentavia the
,a) umbilical artery
b) umbilical vein
c) maternal placenta
d) fetal aorta --- correct answer ---a) umbilical artery
True/False: With birth, the lungs inflate, right atrial, right ventricular
and pulmonary artery pressure decreases and left heart pressures
increase --- correct answer ---True
In primitive cardiovascular system, which vessels return blood from
the yolk sac?
a) vitelline veins
b) cardinal veins
c) umbilical veins
d) coronary veins --- correct answer ---a) vitelline veins
All of the following are true statements concerning events that occur
after birth except
a) systemic pressure increases
b) pulmonary vascular resistance increases
c) right heart pressure decrease
, d) foramen ovale closes --- correct answer ---b) pulmonary vascular
resistance increases
The foramen ovale closes after birth due to an increase in
a) right heart pressures
b) left heart pressures
c) pulmonary vascular resistance
d) respirations --- correct answer ---b) left heart pressures
The ductus venosus closes after birth and becomes the
a) ligamentum venosum
b) ligamentum arteriosum
c) umbilical ligament
d) fossa ovalis --- correct answer ---a) ligamentum venosum
The umbilical vein after birth becomes the ligamentum
a) arteriosum
b) venosum
c) teres
d) ovalis --- correct answer ---c) teres
with verified correct detailed Answers
100% Pass latest update 2025
Which of the following fetal cardiac structures are necessary
following birth?
a) patent foramen ovale
b) ductus venosus
c) umbilical veins
d) none of the above --- correct answer ---d) none of the above
The vessel that shunts fetal blood right to left between the pulmonary
artery and aorta is the
a) foramen ovale
b) ductus arteriosus
c) ligamentum arteriosus
d) ductus venosus --- correct answer ---b) ductus arteriosus
Deoxygenated blood from the fetal heart returns to the maternal
placentavia the
,a) umbilical artery
b) umbilical vein
c) maternal placenta
d) fetal aorta --- correct answer ---a) umbilical artery
True/False: With birth, the lungs inflate, right atrial, right ventricular
and pulmonary artery pressure decreases and left heart pressures
increase --- correct answer ---True
In primitive cardiovascular system, which vessels return blood from
the yolk sac?
a) vitelline veins
b) cardinal veins
c) umbilical veins
d) coronary veins --- correct answer ---a) vitelline veins
All of the following are true statements concerning events that occur
after birth except
a) systemic pressure increases
b) pulmonary vascular resistance increases
c) right heart pressure decrease
, d) foramen ovale closes --- correct answer ---b) pulmonary vascular
resistance increases
The foramen ovale closes after birth due to an increase in
a) right heart pressures
b) left heart pressures
c) pulmonary vascular resistance
d) respirations --- correct answer ---b) left heart pressures
The ductus venosus closes after birth and becomes the
a) ligamentum venosum
b) ligamentum arteriosum
c) umbilical ligament
d) fossa ovalis --- correct answer ---a) ligamentum venosum
The umbilical vein after birth becomes the ligamentum
a) arteriosum
b) venosum
c) teres
d) ovalis --- correct answer ---c) teres
