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foramen ovale of heart
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An anatomical space in the fetal heart that allows blood to enter the left atrium from the right atrium. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foramen_ovale_(heart) ]
Term info
Label
foramen ovale of heart
Synonyms
- Bottalo's foramen
- falx septi
- foramen ovale cordis
- ostium secundum of Born
comment
It is one of two fetal cardiac shunts, the other being the ductus arteriosus (which allows blood that still escapes to the right ventricle to bypass the pulmonary circulation). Another similar adaptation in the fetus is the ductus venosus[WP]
development notes
In most individuals, the foramen ovale closes at birth. It later forms the fossa ovalis
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foramen ovale
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UBERON:0004754