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CPM Certified Professional Midwife

Category - Prenatal

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A midwife is teaching a group of student midwives about fetal circulation. Which of the following statements made by one of the students indicates that further teaching is necessary?
  1. “During the intrauterine life, the fetus obtains oxygen and excretes carbon dioxide from the placenta.”
  2. “A fetal heart rate between 120 to 160 beats per minute is necessary to supply oxygen to cells, as the red blood cells are not fully saturated.”
  3. “As oxygenated blood enters the right atrium, most of it is shunted into the left atrium through the foramen ovale.”
  4. “The oxygenated blood coming from the placenta enters the fetus through the umbilical artery.”
Explanation
Answer: D - The oxygenated blood coming from the placenta enters the fetus through the umbilical vein. Oxygenated blood is transported to the fetal heart through the umbilical vein, whereas deoxygenated blood is transported away from the heart through the umbilical arteries. The other options are accurate.
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