The foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus are found in the fetal heart but not the normal adult heart. What do these structures do?

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  1. The foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus are found in the fetal heart but not the normal adult heart. What do these structures do?

       

    they allow most of the blood coming in to the right atrium to avoid the lungs

       

    they control blood pressure

       

    they allow blood in the lungs to stay there longer than with an adult, to fully oxygenate every cell

       

    they allow blood to bypass the aorta and go directly to the portal system as it enters the liver

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