What do the ductus arteriosus and the foramen ovale become at birth?

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Anderson Peters

9 December, 10:10

What do the ductus arteriosus and the foramen ovale become at birth?

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Alondra Santos · Answer 1

Answer: It allows most of the blood from the right ventricle to bypass the fetus's fluid-filled non-functioning lungs. Upon closure at birth, it becomes the ligamentum arteriosum. There are two other fetal shunts, the ductus venosus and the foramen ovale.