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What is the main function of the heart's different chambers?
What is the main function of the heart's different chambers?
- To regulate blood pressure.
- To prevent oxygen-rich blood from mixing with carbon dioxide-rich blood. (correct)
- To control heart rate.
- To pump blood at varying speeds.
Which chamber of the heart receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs?
Which chamber of the heart receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs?
- Right ventricle
- Left ventricle
- Left atrium (correct)
- Right atrium
What happens to the left ventricle during the heart's pumping process?
What happens to the left ventricle during the heart's pumping process?
- It relaxes while the left atrium is contracting.
- It pumps oxygenated blood to the lungs.
- It collects de-oxygenated blood.
- It contracts to pump blood out to the body. (correct)
Why do ventricles have thicker muscular walls compared to atria?
Why do ventricles have thicker muscular walls compared to atria?
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What role do valves play in the heart?
What role do valves play in the heart?
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Study Notes
Structure and Function of the Heart
- The heart is a muscular organ approximately the size of a fist.
- Different chambers within the heart prevent mixing of oxygen-rich and carbon dioxide-rich blood.
Blood Circulation Process
- Carbon dioxide-rich blood travels from the body to the right atrium of the heart.
- The right atrium relaxes to collect de-oxygenated blood and contracts to transfer it to the right ventricle.
- The right ventricle then pumps blood to the lungs for oxygenation.
- Oxygen-rich blood returns from the lungs to the left atrium, which relaxes to collect it.
- The left atrium contracts to transfer blood to the left ventricle.
- The left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood out to the rest of the body.
Heart Chamber Characteristics
- Atria (upper chambers) are thinner-walled and primarily serve to receive blood.
- Ventricles (lower chambers) have thicker muscular walls for efficient pumping of blood to various organs.
Valves Functionality
- Valves in the heart prevent backflow of blood during the contraction and relaxation of the atria and ventricles.
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