Septum (disambiguation)

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Septum or septa may refer to:

  • Septum, a partition of two cavities or spaces
  • Septum (marine biology), in marine biology, a thin membrane separating each shell chamber in cephalopods that retained their external shell
  • Septum nasi or septum, the cartilage wall separating the nostrils
  • Septum pellucidum or septum lucidum, a thin structure separating two fluid pockets in the brain
  • Interatrial septum, the wall of tissue that separates the left and right atria of the heart
  • Interventricular septum or median septum, the wall separating the left and right ventricles of the heart
  • Lingual septum, a vertical layer of fibrous tissue that separates the halves of the tongue
  • Orbital septum, a palpabral ligament in the upper and lower eyelids
  • Uterine septum, a malformation of the uterus
  • Septum, in mycology, the wall partitioning fungal hyphae into discrete cells
  • Septation, microbiology, the process whereby a cell divides into two cells
  • SEPTA, an acronym for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

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