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Atria
The heart has four chambers. The right and left atria are at the top of the heart and receive returning blood from the veins. The right and left ventricles are at the bottom of the heart and act as the body's main pumps.
Mentioned in: Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter, Heart Murmurs, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Valsalva Maneuver
atria.
See atrium.
atria [a´tre-ah] (L.)
plural of atrium.
atria
[L.] plural of atrium.
silent atria
see atrial standstill.
atria
Anatomy Plural of atrium, see there
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the larger, upper pair of chambers are known as the atria (singular is atrium) and their job is to gather in blood after it has passed through the lungs and which is full of oxygen to be distributed around the body.
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An electrical signal starts the heartbeat by causing the atria to contract.
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