Which is an example of a physiologic shunt?

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The thebesian vessels return blood to the left ventricle.The mixing of unoxygenated blood with freshly oxygenated blood is called a physiologic shunt.A ventricular septal defect (VSD)allows mixing of blood from both ventricles.The clinical impact depends on the size of the intracardiac shunt.A VSD is a congenital opening between the ventricles; a ventricular septal rupture can occur as a complication of a large anterior wall myocardial infarction.

Which Is an Example of a Physiologic Shunt