What is Septum?
A '''septum''' ([[Latin]]: ''something that encloses''; plural '''Septa''') is a partition separating two cavities or spaces. Examples include: *[[Nasal septum|Nasal Septum]]: the [[cartilage]] wall separating the nostrils of the [[human]] nose.Often [[Deviated septum|deviated]] or [[Perforated septum|perforated]] through physical injury or [[cocaine]] abuse. *[[Septum (biology)|Cephalopod Septa]]: walls between each chamber, or ''siphuncle'', in shells of nautiloids, ammonites, and belemnites; i.e. [[cephalopod]]s that retain an external shell. *The wall dividing the right side of the [[heart]] from the left side. [[Fungus|Fungi]] produce septa to partition filamentous [[hyphae]] into discrete cells. {{Biology-stub}} [[Category:Anatomy]]