Septum primum

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Septum primum
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
Days 29
Gives rise to atrial septum

In the developing heart, 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.

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