When is pulmonary ventilation established?

a. 1 to 3 weeks after birth
b. At birth
c. 2 to 3 months after birth
d. At conception

ANS: B
At birth the pulmonary ventilation is established and the increasing pressure causes increased left atrial force that causes the foramen ovale to close.

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