2 Ventricles Research Paper

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A septum in the heart is located between the left and right ventricle chambers. The septum is a muscular wall that separates the deoxygenated blood in the right ventricle from the oxygenated blood in the left ventricle. A damaged septum is commonly called a ‘Ventricular Septal Defect’ and describes a condition where there is a hole between the 2 ventricles, the oxygenated blood from the left, flows into the right ventricle instead of being pumped to the body. The main cause of a damaged septum between the 2 ventricles, is being born with one. As a result of a damaged septum, the heart has to pump a lot harder for the oxygenated blood to reach all over the body. Depending on the size, the hole can determine the effect on the function of the