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What is the role of the heart in the body?
What is the role of the heart in the body?
- To pump blood around the body (correct)
- To remove waste products from the body
- To distribute nutrients to the body
- To produce blood cells
Why does the heart have different chambers?
Why does the heart have different chambers?
- To prevent oxygen-rich blood from mixing with deoxygenated blood (correct)
- To regulate body temperature
- To produce hormones
- To store excess blood
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
- Right atrium
- Left atrium (correct)
What happens when the left atrium relaxes?
What happens when the left atrium relaxes?
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Which chamber of the heart pumps blood out to the body?
Which chamber of the heart pumps blood out to the body?
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What is the function of the right atrium in the heart?
What is the function of the right atrium in the heart?
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Why does deoxygenated blood need to reach the lungs?
Why does deoxygenated blood need to reach the lungs?
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Which chamber of the heart transfers blood to the left ventricle?
Which chamber of the heart transfers blood to the left ventricle?
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What is pumped to the rest of the body after being oxygenated in the heart?
What is pumped to the rest of the body after being oxygenated in the heart?
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What happens when the right atrium contracts?
What happens when the right atrium contracts?
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