Fetal Circulation Routes

There are many different circulation routes throughout our bodies that help our body stay functioning right. One of these major circulation routes is the fetal circulation route. The fetal circulation route is the route in which the blood flows from mother to fetus. It often uses the entire fetoplacential circulation which includes the umbilical cord, and the vessels within the placenta that carries the fetal blood. Basically the placenta is doing the work that the baby’s lungs will do after it is born. The placenta accepts the bluest blood (which is the blood with the least oxygen in it) from the fetus which flows through the vessels, then through the umbilical cord. As it picks up more oxygen, it then turns red as it goes through the placenta.