Right Atrium Of The Heart (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 right atrium of the heart receives oxygen-depleted blood from the venae cavae and also receives blood from the coronary sinus.
- Blood from the body flows into the right atrium of the heart through the superior and inferior venae cavae.
- As the right atrium of the heart relaxes, it fills with blood from the veins that return deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body.
- The right atrium of the heart is the upper chamber of the heart that pumps blood into the right ventricle.
- During a heart transplant, the right atrium of the heart is left intact and connected to the donor's heart.