The foramen ovale should close:
a. by 24 weeks of gestation.
b. within minutes of birth.
c. by 4 weeks of age.
d. By 12 months of age.
B
The decrease in pulmonary pressures within the first minutes of life leads to closure of the fora-men ovale.
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