The Opening That Connects the Right and Left Atria in the Fetal

question 179

Multiple Choice

The opening that connects the right and left atria in the fetal heart is the ________.

• A) interatrial septum
• B) septum primum
• C) septum secundum
• D) foramen ovale
• E) foramen rotundum

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