NEETZoologyBody Fluids and Circulation
What is the thin, muscular wall called that separates the right and left atria in the human heart?
Options
- AInter-atrial membrane
- BInter-ventricular septum
- CAtrio-ventricular septum
- DCardiac wall
Correct answer
A. Inter-atrial membrane
Step-by-step solution
Our heart has four chambers, two relatively small upper chambers called atria and two larger lower chambers called ventricles . A thin, muscular wall called the interatrial septum separates the right and the left atria, whereas a thick-walled, the inter-ventricular septum, separates the left and the right ventricles. The atrium and the ventricle of the same side are also separated by a thick fibrous tissue called the atrio-ventricular septum.However, each of these septa are provided with an opening through which th