APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

CHEST AND CARDIOVASCULAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The partition that divides the heart longitudinally is called the ____
A
interventricular septum
B
myocardium
C
separator
D
the great wall
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -That portion of the septum that separates the right and left atria of the heart is termed the atrial or interatrial septum whereas the portion of the septum that lies between the right and left ventricles of the heart is called the ventricular or interventricular septum.

Detailed explanation-2: -The interventricular septum, also known as the ventricular septum, refers to the triangular wall of cardiac tissue that separates the left and right ventricles (i.e., the lower chambers) of the heart. The entire interventricular septum can be further divided into two parts: a muscular portion and a membranous portion.

Detailed explanation-3: -The interventricular septum is a muscular wall that divides the heart’s ventricles, or lower chambers, into left and right halves.

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