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===About the Right Atrium===
 
===About the Right Atrium===
 
: The '''right atrium''' is separated from the [[Right Ventricle|right ventricle]] by the [[Tricuspid Valve]].
 
: The '''right atrium''' is separated from the [[Right Ventricle|right ventricle]] by the [[Tricuspid Valve]].
: The '''right atrium''' receives [[deoxygentated]] [[blood]] from the body through a [[vein]] called the [[Vena Cava]] and pumps it into the [[Right Ventricle|right ventricle]].
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: The '''right atrium''' receives [[deoxygenated]] [[blood]] from the body through a [[vein]] called the [[Vena Cava]] and pumps it into the [[Right Ventricle|right ventricle]].

Latest revision as of 16:30, 7 November 2018

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A diagram showing the 4 chambers of the heart with the atria at the top.

The right atrium is a chamber at the top right of the heart.

About the Right Atrium

The right atrium is separated from the right ventricle by the Tricuspid Valve.
The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through a vein called the Vena Cava and pumps it into the right ventricle.