Multiple Choice
The foramen ovale
A) closes after birth due to decreased pulmonary vascular resistance.
B) normally shunts blood between the pulmonary artery and aorta.
C) normally shunts blood between the right and left ventricles.
D) has no importance in fetal respiratory physiology.
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