The blood is squeezed into the ventricles.
Blood is forced into the ventricles each time the atria contact. *do you go to Smith Language Academy because we had the same question on our extra-credit. :-)
The atria contract simultaneously to push blood into the ventricles. This coordinated contraction ensures efficient filling of the ventricles with blood before they contract to pump blood out to the rest of the body.
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The ventricles are the lower heart chambers that contract to pump blood. The upper chambers, atria, also contract, but to a lesser degree.
Blood flows into the relaxed atria while the ventricles contract. <rephrased> The ventricles contract, carrying blood into the aorta, and blood flows into the relaxed atria.
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After the SA node stimulates the atria to contract, the electrical impulse travels to the atrioventricular (AV) node, where it is briefly delayed. This delay allows the atria to fully contract and push blood into the ventricles. Following this, the impulse proceeds down the bundle of His and into the Purkinje fibers, causing the ventricles to contract and pump blood to the lungs and the rest of the body. This sequence ensures coordinated heartbeats and efficient blood flow.
The atria are the upper chambers of the heart that receive blood returning from the body (right atrium) and the lungs (left atrium). They contract to push blood into the ventricles for efficient circulation.
The atrioventricular valves (the tricuspid valve on the right side and the mitral valve on the left side) close when the ventricles contract. This prevents blood from flowing back into the atria and ensures it is pumped out to the rest of the body through the aorta and pulmonary arteries.
The atrioventricular valves are responsible for preventing blood from flowing back into the atria at the moment the ventricles contract. These valves are situated at the point where the ventricles and atria meet. Atrioventricular valves are two in number; the mitral valve and tricuspid valve.
Blood moves from the capillaries and into the veins.
The phase of the cardiac cycle in which the atria contract is called atrial systole. This occurs during the P wave on an ECG and helps to push blood from the atria into the ventricles.