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    Q:

    		 The foramen ovale is a fetal cardiac shunt that allows blood to pass directly from the right atrium to the left atrium. Which of the following is the primary result of this shunt?
    		 

    A

    		 Blood bypasses the coronary arteries.

    B

    		 Blood bypasses the fetal lungs.

    C

    		 More blood passes through the brain than otherwise would.

    D

    		 Blood goes directly from the fetal heart to the placenta.



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