FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
WHAT bTWO bNATURAL bSHUNTS bCAUSE bBLOOD bFLOW bIN bTHE bFETAL bHEART
bTO bBE bDIFFERENT? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔FORAMEN bOVALE bAND bDUCTUS
bARTERIOSUS
CONNECTION bTHAT bSHUNTS bBLOOD bFROM bPULMONARY bARTERY bTO bTHE
bAORTA b- bcorrect banswer✔✔DUCTUS bARTERIOSUS
THE bDUCTUS bARTERIOSUS bBYPASSES bWHAT? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔THE
bLUNGS
OPENING bBETWEEN bLT bAND bRT bATRIA bTHAT b- bcorrect banswer✔✔FORAMEN
bOVALE
WHICH bSIDE bOF bTHE bHEART bIS bLARGER bIN bA bFETUS b(IN bUTERO bONLY)? b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔RIGHT
THE bFORAMEN bOVALE bSHUNTS bBLOOD bFROM bTHE b________ bATRIUM bTO
bTHE b_________ bATRIUM b- bcorrect banswer✔✔RIGHT bTO bLEFT
WHICH bSIDE bOF bTHE bHEART bIS bLARGER bPOSTNATAL? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔LEFT
WHAT bCHAMBER bIS bCLOSEST bTO bTHE bSPINE bIN bNORMAL bSITUS? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔LEFT bATRIUM
THE bAPEX bSHOULD bPOINT bTOWARDS bTHE b________ bSIDE bOF bTHE bBODY
bAT b________ bDEGREES. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔LEFT; b45 bDEGREES
WHEN bDOES bTHE bHEART bSTART bBEATING bIN bEMBRYONIC bAGE bAND bIN
bGESTATIONAL bAGE? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔21 bDAYS bEMBRYONIC bOR b35 bDAYS
bGESTATIONAL bAGE
, WHAT bIS bTHE bMOST bCRITICAL bTIME bFOR bFETAL bHEART bDEVELOPMENT? b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔3 b½ bTO b6 b½ bWEEKS
WHAT bMAIN bSTRUCTURES bARE bPRESENT bIN bA b7 bWEEK bFETAL bHEART? b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔DUCTUS bARTERIOSUS
AORTICOPULMONARY bSEPTUM
MEMBRANOUS bPART bOF bIVS
MUSCULAR bPART bOF bIVS
IN bFETAL bCIRCULATION bWHERE bDOES bBLOOD bCOME bFROM bTHAT bFLOWS
bINTO bTHE bUMBILICAL bVEIN? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔THE bPLACENTA
BLOOD bFLOW bFROM bTHE bPLACENTA bSHOULD bBE bOXYGEN b(RICH/POOR)
bAND bNUTRIENT b(RICH/POOR). b- bcorrect banswer✔✔OXYGEN bRICH bAND
bNUTRIENT bRICH
FETAL bBLOOD bTHAT bTRAVELS bFROM bTHE bUMBILICAL bVEIN, b_____ b% bGOES
bTO bTHE b____________________ bAND bTHE bOTHER b_____% bTRAVELS bTO
bTHE b__________________________? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔FETAL bBLOOD bTHAT
bTRAVELS bFROM bTHE bUMBILICAL bVEIN, b50% bGOES bTO bTHE bLEFT bPORTAL
bSINUS bAND bTHE bOTHER b50% bTRAVELS bTO bTHE bDUCTUS bVENOSUS
IF bBLOOD bGOES bTO bTHE bLEFT bPORTAL bSINUS, bHOW bDOES bDOES bIT bGET
bTO bTHE bIVC? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔BLOOD bTRAVELS bFROM bLEFT bPORTAL
bSINUS, bFILTERS bTHROUGH bTHE bLIVER bAND bDUMPS bINTO bTHE bHEPATIC
bVEINS bINTO bTHE bIVC
THE bDUCTUS bVENOSUS bBYPASSES bTHE b__________ bAND bTRAVELS bTO
bTHE b________. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔THE bDUCTUS bVENOSUS bBYPASSES bTHE
bLIVER bAND bTRAVELS bTO bTHE bIVC
WHAT b2 bVESSELS bDUMP bINTO bTHE bRIGHT bATRIUM? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔IVC
bAND bSVC
TO bWHERE bDOES bBLOOD bTRAVEL bFROM bTHE bRIGHT bATRIUM? bHOW bMUCH
bGOES bWHERE? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔60% bTHROUGH bFORAMEN bOVALE bto
bLEFT bATRIUM
40%THROUGH bTHE bTRICUSPID bVALVE bTO bRT bVENTRICLE
BLOOD bTRAVELS bFROM bRT bVENTRICLE bTHROUGH bTHE b______________
bVALVE bTO bTHE b_______________ b- bcorrect banswer✔✔BLOOD bTRAVELS
bFROM bRT bVENTRICLE bTHROUGH bTHE bPULMONARY bVALVE bTO bTHE
bPULMONARY bTRUNK
BLOOD bTRAVELS bFROM bTHE bPULMONARY bTRUNK bTO bWHERE? bHOW bMUCH
bGOES bTO bEACH? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔LESS bTHAN b40% bTRAVELS bINTO bTHE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
WHAT bTWO bNATURAL bSHUNTS bCAUSE bBLOOD bFLOW bIN bTHE bFETAL bHEART
bTO bBE bDIFFERENT? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔FORAMEN bOVALE bAND bDUCTUS
bARTERIOSUS
CONNECTION bTHAT bSHUNTS bBLOOD bFROM bPULMONARY bARTERY bTO bTHE
bAORTA b- bcorrect banswer✔✔DUCTUS bARTERIOSUS
THE bDUCTUS bARTERIOSUS bBYPASSES bWHAT? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔THE
bLUNGS
OPENING bBETWEEN bLT bAND bRT bATRIA bTHAT b- bcorrect banswer✔✔FORAMEN
bOVALE
WHICH bSIDE bOF bTHE bHEART bIS bLARGER bIN bA bFETUS b(IN bUTERO bONLY)? b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔RIGHT
THE bFORAMEN bOVALE bSHUNTS bBLOOD bFROM bTHE b________ bATRIUM bTO
bTHE b_________ bATRIUM b- bcorrect banswer✔✔RIGHT bTO bLEFT
WHICH bSIDE bOF bTHE bHEART bIS bLARGER bPOSTNATAL? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔LEFT
WHAT bCHAMBER bIS bCLOSEST bTO bTHE bSPINE bIN bNORMAL bSITUS? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔LEFT bATRIUM
THE bAPEX bSHOULD bPOINT bTOWARDS bTHE b________ bSIDE bOF bTHE bBODY
bAT b________ bDEGREES. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔LEFT; b45 bDEGREES
WHEN bDOES bTHE bHEART bSTART bBEATING bIN bEMBRYONIC bAGE bAND bIN
bGESTATIONAL bAGE? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔21 bDAYS bEMBRYONIC bOR b35 bDAYS
bGESTATIONAL bAGE
, WHAT bIS bTHE bMOST bCRITICAL bTIME bFOR bFETAL bHEART bDEVELOPMENT? b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔3 b½ bTO b6 b½ bWEEKS
WHAT bMAIN bSTRUCTURES bARE bPRESENT bIN bA b7 bWEEK bFETAL bHEART? b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔DUCTUS bARTERIOSUS
AORTICOPULMONARY bSEPTUM
MEMBRANOUS bPART bOF bIVS
MUSCULAR bPART bOF bIVS
IN bFETAL bCIRCULATION bWHERE bDOES bBLOOD bCOME bFROM bTHAT bFLOWS
bINTO bTHE bUMBILICAL bVEIN? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔THE bPLACENTA
BLOOD bFLOW bFROM bTHE bPLACENTA bSHOULD bBE bOXYGEN b(RICH/POOR)
bAND bNUTRIENT b(RICH/POOR). b- bcorrect banswer✔✔OXYGEN bRICH bAND
bNUTRIENT bRICH
FETAL bBLOOD bTHAT bTRAVELS bFROM bTHE bUMBILICAL bVEIN, b_____ b% bGOES
bTO bTHE b____________________ bAND bTHE bOTHER b_____% bTRAVELS bTO
bTHE b__________________________? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔FETAL bBLOOD bTHAT
bTRAVELS bFROM bTHE bUMBILICAL bVEIN, b50% bGOES bTO bTHE bLEFT bPORTAL
bSINUS bAND bTHE bOTHER b50% bTRAVELS bTO bTHE bDUCTUS bVENOSUS
IF bBLOOD bGOES bTO bTHE bLEFT bPORTAL bSINUS, bHOW bDOES bDOES bIT bGET
bTO bTHE bIVC? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔BLOOD bTRAVELS bFROM bLEFT bPORTAL
bSINUS, bFILTERS bTHROUGH bTHE bLIVER bAND bDUMPS bINTO bTHE bHEPATIC
bVEINS bINTO bTHE bIVC
THE bDUCTUS bVENOSUS bBYPASSES bTHE b__________ bAND bTRAVELS bTO
bTHE b________. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔THE bDUCTUS bVENOSUS bBYPASSES bTHE
bLIVER bAND bTRAVELS bTO bTHE bIVC
WHAT b2 bVESSELS bDUMP bINTO bTHE bRIGHT bATRIUM? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔IVC
bAND bSVC
TO bWHERE bDOES bBLOOD bTRAVEL bFROM bTHE bRIGHT bATRIUM? bHOW bMUCH
bGOES bWHERE? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔60% bTHROUGH bFORAMEN bOVALE bto
bLEFT bATRIUM
40%THROUGH bTHE bTRICUSPID bVALVE bTO bRT bVENTRICLE
BLOOD bTRAVELS bFROM bRT bVENTRICLE bTHROUGH bTHE b______________
bVALVE bTO bTHE b_______________ b- bcorrect banswer✔✔BLOOD bTRAVELS
bFROM bRT bVENTRICLE bTHROUGH bTHE bPULMONARY bVALVE bTO bTHE
bPULMONARY bTRUNK
BLOOD bTRAVELS bFROM bTHE bPULMONARY bTRUNK bTO bWHERE? bHOW bMUCH
bGOES bTO bEACH? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔LESS bTHAN b40% bTRAVELS bINTO bTHE