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The tissue between the atria and ventricles are mainly valves (tricuspid valve between the right A and right V, and the bicuspid/mitral valve between the left A and left V).
The function of these valves is to prevent backflow of blood (back into the atria), when the muscles (papillary muscles) attached to the valves contract following diastole (which is the relaxation of the heart -simply put-).
When these valves close, systole (which is the contraction of the ventricles) occurs. If the valves are not shut during systole all the blood will not be guided towards the big vessels (pulmonary artery in the case of the right ventricle, and the aorta in the case of the left ventricle) as they are supposed to. Instead some blood will "regurgitate", meaning that it will flow back into the atrium where it came from. This regurgitation is a leading cause of congestive heart failure.
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Function of atria?
ventricles
Flaps of connective tissue called valves are located between the atria and the ventricles?
TRUE
What difference atria and ventricles fetal pig?
the difference between the ventricles and the atria is that the ventricles are thicker
What makes the valves between atriums open and close?
There are no valves between the atria. The valves between the atria and ventricles close when the ventricles contract.
When atria relax ventricles do what?
When relaxed, the atria expand, and then the ventricles contract.
What two components of the conduction system constitute the only electrical link between the atria and the ventricles?
The atrioventricular node and the bundle of HIS are the electrical conduction link between the atria and the ventricles.
Is the function of the atria?
Its main function is to receive the blood that will then be pumped throughout the ventricles as well as the rest of the body.
Do atria contract before the ventricles?
Yes, atria contracts before the ventricles.
Why is the atria so thin walled?
Atria don't do nearly the same amount of work of contraction as do the ventricles. They are therefore relatively thin walled. Most of the blood that flows from the atria to the ventricles flows passively, and so the atria function mostly as a reservoir for blood volume.
Why the atria walls so thin?
Atria don't do nearly the same amount of work of contraction as do the ventricles. They are therefore relatively thin walled. Most of the blood that flows from the atria to the ventricles flows passively, and so the atria function mostly as a reservoir for blood volume.
When the valves between atria and ventricles closed what sound is produced?
When the Aalves close between the Ventricles and the Artery what sounfd does it make.
What does the atrioventricular valve do?
The atrioventricular valves are two heart valves that allow for the transportation of blood from the atria to the ventricles of the heart. Its function is to prevent the return of blood to the atrium.
