PHYSIOLOGY
CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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The top half of the heart is referred to as
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ventricles
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atria
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chambers
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aorta
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A typical heart has two upper and two lower chambers. 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 atrium was formerly called the ‘auricle’. That term is still used to describe this chamber in some other animals, such as the Mollusca.
Detailed explanation-3: -The two atria are thin-walled chambers that receive blood from the veins. The two ventricles are thick-walled chambers that forcefully pump blood out of the heart.
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