| Aorticopulmonary septum | |
|---|---|
 Diagrams to show the development of the septum of the aortic bulb and of the ventricles. | |
 Transverse sections through the aortic bulb to show the growth of the aortic septum. The lowest section is on the left, the highest on the right of the figure. | |
| Details | |
| Days | 37 |
| Precursor | neural crest |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | septum aorticopulmonale |
| TE | septum_by_E4.0.3.5.0.3.12 E4.0.3.5.0.3.12 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The aorticopulmonary septum is developmentally formed from neural crest, specifically the cardiac neural crest, and actively separates the aorta and pulmonary arteries and fuses with the interventricular septum within the heart during heart development.[1][2]
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