Which of the following describes how the septum in the heart affects blood flow? a.) It pumps blood out of the heart to the rest of the cardiovascular system when heart muscles contract. b.)It separates the heart's left and right sides to keep oxygenated and deoxygenated blood from mixing. c.)It separates the heart's upper and lower chambers to keep incoming and outgoing blood from mixing. d.) It accepts blood into the heart from the rest of the cardiovascular system when heart muscles relax.

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A Septum separates the heart's left and right sides to keep oxygenated and deoxygenated blood from mixing.

What is a septum?

The septum of the heart is the wall that divides the left side of the heart to the right side.

The septum that divides the upper chambers of the heart is called the atrial septum.

The ventricular septum divides the lower chambers of the heart.

Thus., the correct option is b.) It separates the heart's left and right sides to keep oxygenated and deoxygenated blood from mixing.

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