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In which dimension does art create the illusion of depth on a flat surface?

An 18 year old primigravida female presents to an academic medical center with no prenatal care, BP 160/110, protein in urine, bluish skin color and hyperreflexia.To which of the following does the maternal history most likely point?

The primary function of the surfactant in the lung is to:I. increase tissue mass of the lungII. decrease dynamic lung complianceIII. provide fetal lung fluidIV. lower surface tension within the alveolusV. prevent pulmonary hypoplasia

Which of the following vascular networks is the major source of fetal lung liquid?

BONUS: By approximately what age of postnatal lung growth do most of the alveoli that will be present in the lungs for life develop?

A 32 year old primigravida mother presents to the ED with copious vaginal bleeding and reports to be 28 weeks gestation. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the medical emergency?

Which of the following events results in the cessation of right-to-left shunt through the foramen ovale?

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the placenta?

Which of the following describes the path of blood that is shunted through the foramen ovale?I. from the right to left ventricleII. from the iliac artery to the umbilical arteryIII. from the umbilical cord to the inferior vena cavaIV. from the right to left atrium

Fetal blood which is freshly oxygenated in the placenta returns to the fetus via the: