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left atrium of the heart — noun the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins • Syn: ↑left atrium, ↑atrium sinistrum • Hypernyms: ↑atrium cordis, ↑atrium of the heart … Useful english dictionary
right atrium of the heart — noun the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus • Syn: ↑right atrium, ↑atrium dextrum • Hypernyms: ↑atrium cordis, ↑atrium of the heart … Useful english dictionary
Base of the heart — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = basis cordis GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 527 Caption = Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Base is at right.) Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = b 05 DorlandsSuf =… … Wikipedia
Apex of the heart — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = apex cordis GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 527 Caption2 = Sternocostal surface of heart. (Apex is not labeled, but is visible at bottom right.) Caption3 = Diagram showing relations of opened heart to front of … Wikipedia
flow tracts of the heart — the paths of the blood within the chambers of the heart. In the left flow tract, oxygenated blood from the pulmonary circulation enters the left atrium through the pulmonary veins, flows through the mitral valve into the left ventricle, and… … Medical dictionary
Electrical conduction system of the heart — Isolated conduction system of the heart … Wikipedia
Computed tomography of the heart — Intervention ICD 9 CM 87.41 OPS 301 code: 3 224 … Wikipedia
Starling's law of the heart — n a statement in physiology: the strength of the heart s systolic contraction is directly proportional to its diastolic expansion with the result that under normal physiological conditions the heart pumps out of the right atrium all the blood… … Medical dictionary
Heart — This article is about the organ in various animals. For the human heart, see Human heart. For other uses, see Heart (disambiguation). Cardiac redirects here. For the cardboard computer, see CARDboard Illustrative Aid to Computation … Wikipedia
Atrium — One of the two smaller chambers of the heart. Each atrium consists of an open space with recessed walls. (The plural of atrium is atria.) The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava and pumps it into the right … Medical dictionary
