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
Angus (given name) Angus (given name) Angus is a masculine given name in English. It is an Anglicised form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic "Aonghas", which is composed of Celtic elements meaning "one", and "choice". A variant spelling of the Scottish Gaelic name is "Aonghus". The Irish form of the Scottish Gaelic name is "Aengus". A pet form of the given name "Angus" is "Angie", pronounced ""an-ghee"", which represents the Scottish Gaelic "Angaidh". A short form of the given name "Angus" is "Gus", which may be lengthened to "Gussie". The feminine form of "Angus" is "Angusina". The earliest form of the given