ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY OF THE HEART

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the function of the right atrium?
A
Receives blood from the systemic circuit
B
To cool the blood
C
To oxygenate the blood
D
No function
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The right atrium receives oxygen-poor blood from the body and pumps it to the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve. The right ventricle pumps the oxygen-poor blood to the lungs through the pulmonary valve.

Detailed explanation-2: -The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from systemic veins; the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins.

Detailed explanation-3: -The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from systemic circulation and the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from pulmonary circulation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Right atrium: one of the four chambers of the heart. The right atrium receives blood low in oxygen from the body and then empties the blood into the right ventricle.

Detailed explanation-5: -Systemic Circuit From the tissue capillaries, the deoxygenated blood returns through a system of veins to the right atrium of the heart.

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