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a·tri·um. 1. A chamber or cavity to which are connected several chambers or passageways. 2. Synonym (s): atrium of heart. 3. That part of the tympanic cavity that lies immediately deep to the tympanic membrane (eardrum). 4. In the lung, a subdivision of the alveolar duct from which alveolar sacs open.
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The atrium (Latin: ātrium, lit. 'entry hall'; pl.: atria) is one of the two upper chambers in the heart that receives blood from the circulatory system. The blood in the atria is pumped into the heart ventricles through the atrioventricular mitral and tricuspid heart valves. There are two atria in the human heart – the left atrium receives ...
Cardiovascular Glossary (A-H) Abdomen – The area of the body between the bottom of the ribs and the top of the thighs. Abdominal aorta – The portion of the aorta in the abdomen. Ablation – Elimination or removal. ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor – A medicine that lowers blood pressure by interfering with the breakdown of a ...
Atrioventricular (AV) node – A group of cells in the heart located between the upper two chambers (the atria) and the lower two chambers (the ventricles) that regulates the electrical current that passes through it to the ventricles. Atrium – Either one of the heart’s two upper chambers. Autologous – Relating to self.
9.1. Cardiovascular System Introduction. Learning Objectives. • Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms as they relate to the cardiovascular system. • Identify meanings of key word components of the cardiovascular system. • Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or ...
atrial [a´tre-al] pertaining to an atrium. atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) a hormone produced in the cardiac atrium; it inhibits renin secretion and thus the production of ...
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A chamber or cavity to which are connected several chambers or passageways. 2. Synonym (s): atrium of heart. 3. That part of the tympanic cavity that lies immediately deep to the tympanic membrane (eardrum). 4. In the lung, a subdivision of the alveolar duct from which alveolar sacs open.
