Limbus of fossa ovalis

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Limbus of fossa ovalis
Interior of right side of heart. (Limbus fossae ovalis labeled at left, fourth from top.)
Latin	limbus fossae ovalis
Gray's	subject #138 531
Dorlands/Elsevier	l_10/12494149

The limbus of fossa ovalis (annulus ovalis) is the prominent oval margin of the fossa ovalis. It is in the right atrium.

It is most distinct above and at the sides of the fossa; below, it is deficient.

A small slit-like valvular opening is occasionally found, at the upper margin of the fossa, leading upward beneath the limbus, into the left atrium; it is the remains of the fetal aperture between the two atria.

[edit] External links

• 637927483 at GPnotebook
• limbus+fossae+ovalis at eMedicine Dictionary
• Atlas of anatomy at UMich ht_rt_atrium - "Right atrium, internal structure, anterior view"

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