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What is the function of the atria in the heart?
What is the function of the atria in the heart?
- To pump blood to the lungs and receive deoxygenated blood from the lungs
- To pump blood to the body and receive deoxygenated blood from the body
- To receive blood from the body and pump it to the lungs
- To receive oxygenated blood from the lungs and pump it to the body (correct)
Which chamber of the heart has the thickest muscular wall?
Which chamber of the heart has the thickest muscular wall?
- Left atrium
- Right ventricle
- Right atrium
- Left ventricle (correct)
What is the purpose of the heart valves?
What is the purpose of the heart valves?
- To regulate the heart rate
- To direct blood flow in one direction through the heart (correct)
- To filter impurities from the blood
- To produce red blood cells
