atria
pronunciation
How to pronounce atria in British English:
UK ['ɑːtrɪə]
How to pronounce atria in American English:
US [ 'ɑtrɪə]
Word Origin
- atria (n.)
- classical plural of atrium.
Example
- 1. So when the atria contract , the valves sandwiched between the atria and the ventricles open , and the blood in each atrium flows through its respective valve down into a ventricle .
- 2. When the heart contracts , the chambers become smaller , forcing blood first out of the atria into the ventricles , then from each ventricle into a large blood vessel connected to the top of the heart .
- 3. Electrophysiological characteristics of the human atria after cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation .
- 4. Application of intrapericardial pneumonectomy and atria part resection in lung cancer operation .
- 5. Effect of alpha1-adrenoceptor subtypes on beta-adrenoceptor mediated positive inotropic response in rat left atria .