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The heart is a muscular organ divided into four chambers: two upper atria and two lower ventricles. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body and passes it to the right ventricle, which pumps it to the lungs. The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and sends it to the left ventricle. The left ventricle, with its thicker walls, then pumps this oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. Valves within the heart ensure blood flows in only one direction, preventing backflow between chambers and into the major arteries.1234
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heart…turn are subdivided into two chambers. The upper chamber is called an atrium (or auricle), and the lower chamber is called a ventricle. The two atria act as receiving chambers for blood entering the heart; the more muscular ventricles pump the blood out of the heart.
Read More…turn are subdivided into two chambers. The upper chamber is called an atrium (or auricle), and the lower chamber is called a ventricle. The two atria act as receiving chambers for blood entering the heart; the more muscular ventricles pump the blood out of the heart.
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circulatory systemBlood pressure and blood flow…ventricle is the main pumping chamber, but one of the features of double circulation is that the two circuits require different pressure levels. Although the shorter pulmonary circulation requires less pressure than the much longer systemic circuit, the two are connected to each other and must transport the same volume…
Read More…ventricle is the main pumping chamber, but one of the features of double circulation is that the two circuits require different pressure levels. Although the shorter pulmonary circulation requires less pressure than the much longer systemic circuit, the two are connected to each other and must transport the same volume…
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human cardiovascular systemChambers of the heartThe heart is divided by septa, or partitions, into right and left halves, and each half is subdivided into two chambers. The upper chambers, the atria, are separated by a partition known as the interatrial septum; the lower chambers, the ventricles,…
Read MoreThe heart is divided by septa, or partitions, into right and left halves, and each half is subdivided into two chambers. The upper chambers, the atria, are separated by a partition known as the interatrial septum; the lower chambers, the ventricles,…
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