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Chpt 4: F.1 & F.2
Pig Disection: Circulatory System
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Biology
12th Grade
02/16/2013

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Foramen Ovale & Ductus Arteriosus
Definition
Parts of the fetal pig circulation carrying considerable volumes of blood, bypassing the lungs and ensuring the normal development of thick muscular walls of the ventricles
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Neonatal Circulation
Definition
Double passage of a fraction of blood through the lungs of a developing fetal pig
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Fetal Hemoglobin
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An adaptation for intrauterine life; it has a higher affinity for oxygen than the adult version does
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Ligamentum Arteriosum
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A permanently occluded remnant of the ductus arteriosus
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