In the fetus, the right ventricle pumps blood through the:
a. left atrium.
b. ductus arteriosus.
c. lungs.
d. foramen ovale.
B
The right ventricle of a fetal heart pumps blood through the patent ductus arteriosus rather than into the lungs, not through the left atrium, lungs, or foramen ovale.
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