atrium
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- noun
- /ˈeɪ.tri.əm/
- Specialized
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aurícula
- After oxygenating the blood in the lungs, it flows into the left atrium of the heart.
- right atrium
- left atrium
- atrium and right ventricle
That's called the reservoir effect of the of the atrium.
- That's called the reservoir effect of the of the atrium.
Examples
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Direction of flow was confirmed, and flow delivery into the atrium was traced by color Doppler imaging.
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Her postoperative transthoracic echocardiogram showed good right ventricular contractility with no residual thrombus in the right atrium.
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The wound to the atrium in the heart was the fatal one.
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The Proteus will proceed to the entrance of the right atrium, at which point the heart will be stopped, by electric shock.
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The murmur results from blood leaking into the left atrium during systole.
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A case of a 67-year-old female with a history of breast cancer and a free-floating thrombus in the right atrium is presented.
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The mitral or bicuspid valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle during diastole.
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The right atrium collects blood from the body before it is pumped into the right ventricle.
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In a healthy heart, blood enters the left atrium before passing through the mitral valve to the left ventricle.
Synonyms
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One of two upper heart chambers that get blood from veins and push it to lower chambers
The upper chamber in each side of the heart that receives blood before it goes to the lower chamber
Compounds
- Specialized
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The top right part of the heart that receives blood without oxygen from the body
- Specialized
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Upper left part of the heart that gets oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and sends it to the left ventricle
- Specialized
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4.8
One of two upper heart chambers that get blood from veins and push it to lower chambers
- Specialized
The upper chamber in each side of the heart that receives blood before it goes to the lower chamber
- Specialized
The left upper chamber of the heart that receives oxygen rich blood from the lungs
- Specialized
A small blood vessel on the back wall of the left upper heart chamber that drains into the coronary sinus
Surface Forms
Etymology
Atrium comes from the Latin atrium, the main room of a Roman house that received visitors, so in the body an atrium is like an 'entry room' of the heart that receives blood before it moves on.