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The fossa ovalis remains in the interatrial septum after birth, marking the location of the former foramen ovale.

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The presence of the pulmonary trunk and aorta covers the interatrial septum, and the atrioventricular septum is cut away to show the atrioventricular valves.

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They include the interatrial septum, the interventricular septum, and the atrioventricular septum.

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Normally in an adult heart, the interatrial septum bears an oval-shaped depression known as the fossa ovalis, a remnant of an opening in the fetal heart known as the foramen ovale.

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Partitioning of the atria and ventricles by the interatrial septum, interventricular septum, and atrioventricular septum is complete by the end of the fifth week, although the fetal blood shunts remain until birth or shortly after.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013