Ductus venosus connects: (A) Pulmonary trunk and IVC, (B) Right atrium and left atrum, (C) Left umbilical vein and IVC, (D) Pulmonary trunk and ascending aoa
Answer is C. Ductus venosus shunts a poion of the left umbilical vein blood flows directly to the inferior vena cava. Thus, it allows oxygenated blood from the placenta to bypass the liver. BD CHAURASIA'S HUMAN ANATOMY.VOLUME 1. 6T H EDITION.PAGE NO 268