Fossa ovalis (heart)

Fossa ovalis (heart)

Infobox Anatomy
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = fossa ovalis cordis
GraySubject = 138
GrayPage = 531



Caption = Interior of right side of heart.


Caption2 =
Precursor = foramen ovale
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DorlandsPre = f_14
DorlandsSuf = 12376455
:"For the structure in the thigh, see Fossa ovalis (thigh).Found in the right atrium of the heart, the fossa ovalis is an embryonic remnant of the foramen ovale, which normally closes shortly after birth.

Clinical significance

Failure of the foramen ovale to close results in a disorder known as patent foramen ovale.

External links

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* - "Right atrium, internal structure, anterior view"
* [http://faculty.ucc.edu/biology-potter/Fetal_Blood_Vessels/sld015.htm Diagram UCC]
* [http://www.lumen.lumc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/dissector/practical/thorax/thorax12.html Photo/Loyola]


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