Heart chambers — number?
Four: two atria, two ventricles.
Heart — what does it do?
Pumps blood through rhythmic contractions.
Major heart disease — example?
Coronary artery disease.
Atria — role?
Receive blood returning to the heart.
CAD — primary cause?
Atherosclerosis of coronary arteries.
Ventricles — role?
Pump blood out of the heart.
Right atrium — receives?
Deoxygenated blood from body.
Left ventricle — function?
Pumps oxygenated blood to body.
Coronary Artery Disease — cause?
Atherosclerosis narrows coronary arteries.
Heart failure types?
Systolic and diastolic failure.
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1. What is the term for the upper chambers of the heart that receive blood returning to the heart?
2. What is the primary function of the left ventricle in the heart during circulation?
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