KROK 1 2018 – Question 22 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A 2-year-old child presents with physical retardation and frequent pneumonias. The child was diagnosed with non-closure of the arterial canal. Hemodynamics disturbance in this case is caused by communication between the:
- A. Aorta and pulmonary veins
- B. Pulmonary trunk and pulmonary veins
- C. Superior vena cava and pulmonary trunk
- D. Aorta and pulmonary trunk
- E. Superior vena cava and aorta
Hint
Name the two vessels that the fetal arterial duct connects, and think about which of them has the higher pressure after birth.
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