Foramen ovale (heart) ovale, the fossa ovalis. A fetus receives oxygen not from its lungs, but from the mother's oxygen-rich blood via the placenta. Oxygenated blood from the placenta travels through the umbilical cord to the right atrium of the fetal heart. As the fetal lungs are non-functional at this time, it is more efficient for the blood to bypass them. This is accomplished through 2 cardiac shunts. The first is the foramen ovale which shunts blood from the right atrium to the left atrium. The second is the ductus arteriosus which shunts blood from the pulmonary artery (which, after birth, carries blood
Riley (given name) (Descendent of/Of Raghallach) which was later adapted in English as O'Reilly which itself has been anglicised into "Reilly". The surname "Riley" is a translated version of Reilly; which evolved over time. It currently is #8 in England and Wales, #9 in Northern Ireland, #15 in Scotland, #30 in Australia and New Zealand, #64 in Canada, #156 in the United States, and #198 in the Netherlands. Riley (given name) Riley is a unisex given name, which first appeared as "Raghallach", which was originated on a man who died in the Battle of Clontarf. Its source gives its meaning as "valiant". Riley