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The left atrium of the human heart (your right side, the surgeon's left) receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pushes it through the mitral valve into the left ventricle. The left ventricle pushes the oxygenated blood out to the body.

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What are the upper chambers of the heart and how do they function?

You have left and right atrium. Right atrium gets blood from whole body and pump it into right ventricle. The left atrium gets blood from lungs and pumps the same into left ventricle. You have valves to help in this function.


What is the main function of the right atria left atria?

The main function of the right atrium is to receive deoxygenated blood from the body and pump it to the right ventricle. The main function of the left atrium is to receive oxygenated blood from the lungs and pump it to the left ventricle.


What are the upper chambers of the heart and their function?

right and left atrium. they collect and hold blood before sending them into the ventricles where they are pumped to all parts of the body.right and left atrium. they collect and hold blood before sending them into the ventricles where they are pumped away from the heart.right and left atrium. they collect and hold blood before sending them into the ventricles where they are pumped to all parts of the body.


What is the function of biscupid valve?

The bicuspid valve, also known as the mitral valve, is located between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart. Its function is to prevent the backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium during the contraction of the heart. This ensures proper blood flow through the heart and out to the rest of the body.


How does the size of the right atrium compare to the left atrium?

the size of the right atrium is smaller that the left atrium.


What is the function of the Mitral valve?

a passage way from the left atrium to the left ventricle.It prevents back flow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium.prevents backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium.


What is the function of biscupid?

Blood passes fro mthe left atrium into the left ventricle through the biscuspid (mitral) valve.


What is the function of the left pulmonary vein?

To return blood from the inferior lobe of the right lung to the left atrium Sierra Q


Where does the left atrium lead to?

The left atrium empties into the left ventricle. The left atrium and left ventricle are separated by the left AV valve, or mitral valve.


What are the 4 chambers of the heart?

Right Atrium , Left Atrium , Right Ventricle , Left Ventricle


What chamber of the heart do the pulmonary veins enter?

the left atrium...it pumps blood thereThe pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.