MEDICAL
HEART AND PERICARDIUM
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Question
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Interventricular Septum
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Interatrial Septum
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Myocardium
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Pulmonary Valve
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Detailed explanation-1: -The interatrial septum is a thin wall of tissue that separates the right and left atria of the heart. In adult life, its main function is to separate the two atrial chambers so that there is no shunting of blood between them.
Detailed explanation-2: -cardiovascular system …a partition known as the interatrial septum; the lower chambers, the ventricles, are separated by the interventricular septum. The atria receive blood from various parts of the body and pass it into the ventricles. The ventricles, in turn, pump blood to the lungs and to the remainder of the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -An atrial septal defect is a birth defect of the heart in which there is a hole in the wall (septum) that divides the upper chambers (atria) of the heart. A hole can vary in size and may close on its own or may require surgery. An atrial septal defect is one type of congenital heart defect.