Term Name: | horizontal septum |
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Synonyms: | horizontal myoseptum, horizontal septum of vertebra |
Definition: | A logitudinal sheet of continuous connective tissue partition developing at the apex of the chevron-shaped myotome and separating dorsal (epaxial) and ventral (hypaxial) body wall muscle masses; each is destined to become, respectively, the epaxial and hyopaxial musculature. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0003901] |