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They need air to operate properly, the fetus develops in fluid until born. The lungs first work shortly after the baby is born.
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How is the circulation of a different from the circulation of a baby?
in a fetus blood does not reach the lungs for purification. In a baby blood goes to the lungs for oxygenation.
How is the circulation of a fetus different a from the circulation of a baby?
in a fetus blood does not reach the lungs for purification. In a baby blood goes to the lungs for oxygenation.
How is the circulations of a fetus different from the circulation of a baby?
in a fetus blood does not reach the lungs for purification. In a baby blood goes to the lungs for oxygenation.
What is pulmonary hypoplasia?
It is the underdevelopment of the lungs in a fetus
What is the last organs to develop in the fetus?
lungs
In the fetus only a small amount of blood travels from the heart to the lungs and back Why is it not necessary to send all the blood to the lungs?
a fetus doesnt require much oxygen in the lungs as it isn't in the air and isn't being breathed in. a fetus aquires oxygen through other processes
Do the lungs function during the fetal development?
no the lungs and the pumonary circuit do not operate in the fetus until birth
What is a contagious bacterial infection that affects the lungs and has inactive and active phases?
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Why is it unnecessary for all of the blood to enter the lungs in a fetus?
It has to get oxygen and get rid of CO2
What internal system is the last system to develop in the fetus?
digestive and respiratory
Are the lungs and the placenta the same?
No. The lungs allow you to breath, while the placenta connects a fetus to the mother and allows materials to be exchanged between them
Why the lungs are largely bypassed by the circulating blood in the fetus?
It doesnt, the echange surfaces of the lungs get their very own circulaiton in the pulmonary circulation. The nonexchange surfaces in the lungs (the bronchi etc) are supplied with oxgen and nutrients in the systemic circulation.
