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They are full of amniotic fluid and, until birth, have not been inflated.

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Q: Why do the lungs appear to be collapsed in the fetus?
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How is the circulation of a different from the circulation of a baby?

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How is the circulations of a fetus different from the circulation of a baby?

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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


Why are a fetal pig's lungs collapsed?

The pig has not yet used the lungs to breathe, so therefore they lungs have not been inflated and filled with air.


Do the lungs function during the fetal development?

no the lungs and the pumonary circuit do not operate in the fetus until birth