When the pediatrician cardiologist discusses total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, which of the following statements BEST describes this condition?
a. The foramen ovale closes after birth.
b. Pulmonary venous return is introduced into the right atrium.
c. Pulmonary venous return is introduced into the left atrium.
d. The foramen ovale does not close.
ANS: B
The pulmonary venous return is connected to the right side of the circulation, rather than to the left atrium. It does not include closure of the foramen ovale after birth.
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