The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that successful cardiopulmonary adaptation in the neonate involves five major changes: an increased aortic pressure and decreased venous pressure;
an increased systemic pressure and decreased pulmonary pressure; and closure of the __________, the __________, and the __________.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
ANS: foramen ovale; ductus arteriosus; ductus venosus
Following placental separation at birth, the umbilical arteries and vein constrict as the fetal circulatory system is interrupted. Successful cardiopulmonary adaptation in the neonate involves five major changes: an increased aortic pressure and decreased venous pressure; an increased systemic pressure and decreased pulmonary pressure; and closure of the foramen ovale, the ductus arteriosus, and the ductus venosus.
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