Ductus venosus

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In the fetus, the ductus venosus connects the left umbilical vein with the inferior vena cava. It is a shunt that allows oxygenated blood from the placenta to bypass the liver and return to the systemic circulation for distribution to the rest of the body.

Major blood vessels

Arteries: anterior cerebral | anterior tibial | aorta | artery of Adamkiewicz | axillary | basilar | brachial | brachiocephalic | bronchial | carotid | celiac artery | circle of Willis | common iliac | common hepatic | dorsalis pedis | external iliac | facial | femoral | gastroduodenal | gastroepiploic | iliac | inferior mesenteric | internal thoracic | lateral thoracic | left gastric | marginal | maxillary | middle cerebral | middle meningeal | ophthalmic | peroneal | popliteal | posterior tibial | profunda femoris | pulmonary | radial | renal | splenic | subclavian | superior mesenteric | ulnar | umbilical | vertebral
Veins: anterior tibial | axillary | azygos | basilic | brachial | brachiocephalic | cephalic | common iliac | ductus venosus | external iliac | femoral | great saphenous | hepatic | iliac | inferior mesenteric | inferior vena cava | jugular | median cubital | peroneal | popliteal | portal | posterior tibial | profunda femoris | pulmonary | radial | small saphenous | splenic | subclavian | superior mesenteric | superior vena cava | ulnar | vein of Galen | venae cavae

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