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Blood enters the heart through the atria (atrium singular), and then continues down to the ventricles and out through the different arteries.

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What are the 2 chambers on top of your heart called?

The two chambers on top of the heart are called the atria. There is a right atrium and a left atrium, which receive blood returning to the heart from the body and lungs, respectively. The right atrium collects deoxygenated blood from the body, while the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.


What are the two chambers on the top called?

The two top chambers of the heart are called the right and left auricle respectively


Are the atria are the lower chambers of the heart?

No. The lower chambers of the heart are called the ventricles. The atria are the top chambers of the heart.


The heart has two top chambers called?

Atria


What is the name of the top and bottom part of the hearts chambers?

The upper chambers are called atria, singular atrium. The bottom chambers are called ventricles, singular ventricle.


What are two receiving chambers for blood?

The ventricles are the discharging chambers for the blood. The left pumps blood through the systemic circulation, and the right through the pulmonary circulation.


What do you call the tubes inside the heart?

there are no 'tubes' as such in your heart; they are called chambers. the two chambers at the top are called atria and the two at the bottom are called ventricles. :D


What part is the atrium?

An atrium is in the heart, it is the top two chamber of the heart. the right atrium deals with deoxygenated blood from the body, whereas the left atrium deals with oxygenated blood from the lungs.


What is Atria in medical terms?

Atria is the plural of atrium. An atrium is one of the two smaller chambers at the top of the heart.


Which chamber are receiving chambers of the heart?

The receiving chambers of the heart are the two chambers on the top, the atria. The right atrium takes venous blood from the body, and the left atrium collects blood coming from the lungs where it has been oxygenated. The serious pumping happens in the ventricles, the two chambers below the atria. The right ventricle pumps the blood to the lungs, and the left ventricle pumps the blood out into the body, both pumping at the same time.


What are the Chambers top of the heart?

The top of the heart is called the apex. The left and right ventricles are located in the apex of the heart.


What are the two kinds of chambers in the human heart?

The top parts are called atriums and the bottom ones are called ventricles.