Circulation of oxygenated blood to the fetus takes place through the
a. foramen ovale into the right atrium
b. placenta to the fetal lungs
c. fetal arteries
d. umbilical vein
D
Oxygenated blood is transported to the fetus through the umbilical vein. The foramen ovale shunts blood through the fetal heart into the right atrium. Fetal arteries return deoxygenated fetal blood and fetal wastes to the placenta.
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