Atrium Dextrum (Noun)
Meaning
The right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The atrium dextrum receives oxygen-depleted blood from the venae cavae and pumps it into the ventricle dextrum through the atrioventricular orifice.
- Blood flows into the atrium dextrum through the superior and inferior venae cavae and the coronary sinus.
- The atrium dextrum acts as a reservoir for blood before it flows into the ventricle dextrum during the cardiac cycle.
- Anatomy textbooks typically depict the atrium dextrum as a small, muscular chamber on the right side of the heart.
- Damage to the atrium dextrum can disrupt blood flow to the lungs and the rest of the body.