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What is the main function of the atria in the heart based on the text?
What is the main function of the atria in the heart based on the text?
Which veins return blood to the right atrium of the heart?
Which veins return blood to the right atrium of the heart?
Where does most of the heart's base lie?
Where does most of the heart's base lie?
What structures project into the ventricular cavity and play a role in valve function?
What structures project into the ventricular cavity and play a role in valve function?
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Which chamber of the heart forms most of its anterior surface?
Which chamber of the heart forms most of its anterior surface?
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Why are the atria described as relatively small, thin-walled chambers?
Why are the atria described as relatively small, thin-walled chambers?
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What is the main function of the atria in the heart?
What is the main function of the atria in the heart?
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Why are the atria described as relatively small, thin-walled chambers?
Why are the atria described as relatively small, thin-walled chambers?
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Where does most of the heart's base lie?
Where does most of the heart's base lie?
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Which veins return blood from body areas superior to the diaphragm to the right atrium?
Which veins return blood from body areas superior to the diaphragm to the right atrium?
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What structures mark the internal walls of the ventricular chambers?
What structures mark the internal walls of the ventricular chambers?
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Which chambers make up most of the volume of the heart?
Which chambers make up most of the volume of the heart?
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