Limbus of fossa ovalis
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Overview
The limbus of fossa ovalis (annulus ovalis) is the prominent oval margin of the fossa ovalis.
It is most distinct above and at the sides of the fossa; below, it is deficient.
A small slit-like valvular opening is occasionally found, at the upper margin of the fossa, leading upward beneath the limbus, into the left atrium; it is the remains of the fetal aperture between the two atria.
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