MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What keeps the left and right sides of the heart separate?
A
tricuspid valve
B
septum
C
bicuspid valve
D
sinoatrial node
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The left and the right side of the heart is separated by a wall called septum. The partition between the chambers helps to avoid the mixing up of blood rich in oxygen with blood rich in carbon dioxide. Q. Human heart has four chambers called as auricles and ventricles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your heart has 4 chambers. The upper chambers are called the left and right atria and the lower chambers are called the left and right ventricles. A wall of muscle called the septum separates the left and right atria and the left and right ventricles. These are referred to as the atrial and ventricular septum.

Detailed explanation-3: -septum (SEP-tum): The septum is a thick wall of muscle that divides the heart. It separates the left and right sides of the heart.

Detailed explanation-4: -The atrial septum is the tissue wall which separates the two upper chambers of human heart into right and left atrium.

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