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How many hollow chambers does the heart have?
How many hollow chambers does the heart have?
What is the primary role of the atria?
What is the primary role of the atria?
Which chambers are considered the actual pumps of the heart?
Which chambers are considered the actual pumps of the heart?
What is the function of the interventricular septum?
What is the function of the interventricular septum?
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Which septum divides the atria?
Which septum divides the atria?
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Study Notes
Chambers of the Heart
- The heart consists of four hollow chambers: two atria and two ventricles.
- Atria are the superior receiving chambers, playing a lighter role in the heart's pumping activity.
- Ventricles are the inferior, thick-walled discharging chambers that contract to propel blood out of the heart and into circulation.
- The septum divides the heart longitudinally, referred to as either the interventricular septum (separating ventricles) or interatrial septum (separating atria).
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Learn about the four chambers of the heart, their functions and roles in the pumping activity of the heart.