Septum primum
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Septum primum | ||
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Interior of dorsal half of heart from a human embryo of about thirty days. (Septum primum labeled at center top.) | ||
Gray's | subject #135 512 | |
Carnegie stage | 13 | |
Gives rise to | atrial septum |
The cavity of the primitive atrium becomes subdivided into right and left chambers by a septum, the septum primum, which grows downward into the cavity.
[edit] External links
- Overview at um.edu.mt
- Diagram at lww.com
- MedEd at Loyola GrossAnatomy/thorax0/Heart_Development/Atria.html - "Atrial Partitioning"
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Heart development - Primitive atrium - Primitive ventricle - Bulbus cordis - Truncus arteriosus - Ostium primum - Foramen ovale - Ductus venosus - Ductus arteriosus - Aortic arches - Septum primum - Septum secundum - Cardinal veins