ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which chambers of the heart are larger and are responsible for pumping blood out of the heart?
A
Atria (plural for atrium)
B
Ventricles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The upper chambers, the right and left atria, receive incoming blood. The lower chambers, the more muscular right and left ventricles, pump blood out of the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -The left ventricle pumps the blood through the aortic valve into the aorta and out to the body. Blood then returns to the superior and inferior vena cava and drains into the right atrium and the cycle continues.

Detailed explanation-3: -Blood vessels of the heart aorta – this is the largest artery in the body. Oxygen-rich blood is pumped into the aorta from the left ventricle. The aorta divides into various branches that deliver blood all around the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -The left ventricle is the largest and strongest chamber in your heart. The left ventricle’s chamber walls are only about 1.0 to 1.3cm, but they have enough force to push blood through the aortic valve and into your body.

Detailed explanation-5: -The right ventricle pumps the oxygen-poor blood to the lungs. The left atrium receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle. The left ventricle pumps the oxygen-rich blood to the body.

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