Heart sounds — Front of thorax, showing surface relations of bones, lungs (purple), pleura (blue), and heart (red outline). The location of best auscultation for each heart valve are labeled with M , T , A , and P . First heart sound: caused by atrioventricular … Wikipedia
Septum (disambiguation) — Septum or septa may refer to: * Septum, a partition of two cavities or spaces * Septum (marine biology), in marine biology, a thin membrane separating each shell chamber in cephalopods that retained their external shell * Septum nasi or septum,… … Wikipedia
Heart failure — Classification and external resources The major signs and symptoms of heart failure. ICD 10 I5 … Wikipedia
Heart chamber — is a general term used to refer to any chambers of the mammalian heart. The heart consists of four chambers: the right and left atrium and the right and left ventricle. The top chambers are connected to the bottom chambers by valves and are… … Wikipedia
septum — ► NOUN (pl. septa) chiefly Anatomy & Biology ▪ a partition separating two chambers, such as that between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart. ORIGIN Latin, from sepire enclose … English terms dictionary
Heart — This article is about the organ in various animals. For the human heart, see Human heart. For other uses, see Heart (disambiguation). Cardiac redirects here. For the cardboard computer, see CARDboard Illustrative Aid to Computation … Wikipedia
Septum — A septum (Latin: something that encloses ; plural Septa) is a partition separating two cavities or spaces. Examples include: *Nasal septum: the cartilage wall separating the nostrils of the human nose. Often deviated or perforated through… … Wikipedia
Heart septum — The septum of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. That portion of the septum that separates the two upper chambers (the right and left atria) of the heart is termed the atrial (or interatrial) septum… … Medical dictionary
Septum secundum — Infobox Embryology Name = Septum secundum Latin = GraySubject = 135 GrayPage = 512 Caption = Interior of dorsal half of heart of human embryo of about thirty five days. (Septum secundum visible at center top.) Caption2 = Same heart as above,… … Wikipedia
Septum — A word borrowed from the Latin "saeptum" meaning a "dividing wall or enclosure." * * * 1. [TA] A thin wall dividing two cavities or masses of softer tissue. See septal area, transparent s.. 2. In fungi, a wall; usually a cross … Medical dictionary
