heart chamber

Blood-holding cardiac space

A heart chamber is one of the enclosed spaces within the heart through which blood flows.

The human heart has four chambers: two upper atria that receive blood and two lower ventricles that pump it out.

The surgeon repaired the damaged heart chamber.

Simpler animals may have fewer chambers.

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cardiac · blood · blood flow · pulse · beat · systole · diastole · coronary · lub-dub · contraction · circulation · pacemaker · murmur · throbbing · hollow · muscular · oxygen · rhythm

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cardiac structural components

heart chamberheart valve

One-way cardiac flap

valve · mitral valve · aortic valve · tricuspid valve · septum

blood containment vs. blood transport

heart chamberblood vessel

Tube conveying circulation

artery · vein · aorta · pulmonary artery · vena cava

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