Anatomy and Physiology II Practice Test

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The _______ are thinner chambers of the heart, which are sometimes called the receiving chambers of the heart.

Ventricles
Valves
Atria
Myocardium

The correct answer is: Atria

The atria are indeed the thinner chambers of the heart and are recognized as the receiving chambers. Each atrium receives blood returning to the heart from the body or lungs; the right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the superior and inferior vena cavae, while the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins. In this context, the ventricles are thicker-walled chambers responsible for pumping blood out of the heart into the circulatory system, indicating a different functional role compared to the atria. Valves serve to control the flow of blood between chambers and into vessels but are not chambers themselves. The myocardium refers to the muscular middle layer of the heart wall responsible for contractions and does not describe any of the heart's chambers. Therefore, the choice of atria accurately reflects their function as the receiving chambers of the heart.