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  1. Heart Chambers. Your heart chambers are four hollow spaces within your heart. Your upper chambers are called your right atrium and left atrium. Your lower chambers are called your right ventricle and left ventricle. Your chambers work together to manage your heartbeat. They also send blood into your lungs to gain oxygen before recirculating ...

  2. Aug 17, 2023 · The right atrium and ventricle make up most of the sternocostal surface of the heart, while the diaphragmatic surface is made up by the right and left ventricles. The left atrium contributes to the anatomical base. Endocardium. 1/3. Synonyms: none. The heart contains three main layers of tissue.

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  3. Apr 19, 2023 · The Chambers of the Heart. The heart consists of four chambers – two atria and two ventricles: Blood returning to the heart enters the atria, and is then pumped into the ventricles. From the left ventricle, blood passes into the aorta and enters the systemic circulation. From the right ventricle, blood enters the pulmonary circulation via the ...

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  4. Oct 25, 2022 · 1. 2. On the anterior surface of the heart. the interventricular septum is marked by a shallow diagonal groove known as the anterior interventricular sulcus (or groove), which is occupied by the anterior interventricular artery, great cardiac vein, and adipose tissue. The anterior interventricular sulcus.

  5. Sep 14, 2021 · Figure 16.2.1 16.2. 1: Dual System of the Human Blood Circulation Blood flows from the right atrium to the right ventricle, where it is pumped into the pulmonary circuit. The blood in the pulmonary artery branches is low in oxygen but relatively high in carbon dioxide. Gas exchange occurs in the pulmonary capillaries (oxygen into the blood ...

  6. Sep 2, 2021 · Function of Heart Atria. The atria of the heart receive blood returning to the heart from other areas of the body. Right Atrium: Receives blood returning to the heart from the superior and inferior venae cavae. The superior vena cava returns de-oxygenated blood from the head, neck, arm and chest regions of the body to the right atrium.

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  8. The heart is the complex pump of the circulatory system, pumping blood throughout the body for the purposes of tissue oxygenation and gas exchange. The heart has four chambers through which blood flows: two sets of each type of chamber (atria and ventricles), one per side, each with distinct functions. The left side of the heart deals with ...

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