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Why is the fetal heart rate markedly faster than an adult heart rate?
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∙ 16y ago
fetus is very small, the heart is very small so to pump enough oxygenated blood thru the developing fetus it must pump much faster than than an adult heart
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When you are 8 years old does your heart beat faster then a baby or adult and which one is higher or lower?
A baby's heart beats faster than a child's or an adult's heart.
What causes an irregular fetal heart rate At 24 weeks my baby had an irregular heart ratethen was normal the next weekthen became irregular again the following week.?
An irregular fetal heart rate at 24 weeks could mean a variety of things. It could mean that the baby's heart rate is just slower, then faster. It could also mean there is a problem with the heart. The doctor should advise you if there are any problems.
When at rest do adults or kids hearts beat faster?
Children. Just to emphasize what type of children; /YOUNG/ children or babies.
What was the fossa ovalis called in the fetal heart?
In the fetal hear the fossa ovalis was known as the foramen ovale, which allows blood to pass from the right to the left atrium, thus bypassing the fetal lungs.
What is a description of fetal hypoplastic left heart syndrome?
In which the blood flow through the left side of the heart is obstructed.
Why is it important for the fetal heart to have both the ductus arteriosus and the foramen ovale but not good for the adult heart to have these?
The ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale are important for systemic circulation. This is the type of circulation maintained by fetal pigs but the adult heart requires pulmonary and systemic circulation.
Why is it important for the fetal heart to have both the ductus arteriosus and the foramen ovale but not good for the adult heart to have these feature?
The ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale are important for systemic circulation. This is the type of circulation maintained by fetal pigs but the adult heart requires pulmonary and systemic circulation.
What are the three shunt present in the fetal heart but not in adult heart?
The ductus arteriosus, formen ovale and ductus veinosus.
When you are 8 years old does your heart beat faster then a baby or adult and which one is higher or lower?
A baby's heart beats faster than a child's or an adult's heart.
What are the fetal heart sounds?
what are fetal heart
Is an adult heart rate faster than a toddler's heart rate?
yes
Would a baby's heart rate be slower or faster and why?
Fetal, infant, baby, and toddler heart rate is much higher than an adults. They need and use more energy, but their nervous and respiratory systems are immature. By childhood/middle childhood, heart rate at rest is more like an adult's heart rate.
Is fetal heartbeat of 244 at 9 week too high?
By the beginning of the 9th week of pregnancy, the normal fetal heart rate is an average of 175 BPM. At this point it begins a rapid deceleration to the normal fetal heart rate for the middle of the pregnancy of about 120-180 BPM. There is also a slowing of the normal fetal heart rate in the last ten weeks of pregnancy, though the normal fetal heart rate is still about twice the normal adult's resting heart rate.
Why does the children heartbeat faster then the adult?
When the childrens heart beats faster than normally (adult), it means that they're thinking of something traumatic from their past...
What was the ligamentum arteriosum called in the fetal heart?
In the fetal heart it was called ductus arteriosis.
What is an enlarged fetal heart?
An enlarged fetal heart is called fetal cardiomegaly. Fetal cardiomegaly is a symptom of a number of congenital heart defects including tricuspid artesia, Ebstein anomaly, or twin transfusion syndrome.
Why is it important for the fetal pig heart to have both a ductus anteriosus and the foramen ovale but not good for the adult heart to have these features?
Because the lungs in the featal pig don't work yet
