What does the heart sit on top of?

What does the heart sit on top of?

The heart is located under the rib cage, to the left of the breastbone (sternum) and between the lungs. Your heart is an amazing organ. Shaped like an upside-down pear, this fist-sized powerhouse pumps five or six quarts of blood each minute to all parts of your body.

Which is the biggest chamber of the heart and why?

The left ventricle is the largest and strongest chamber in your heart. The left ventricle’s chamber walls are only about 1.0 to 1.3cm, but they have enough force to push blood through the aortic valve and into your body.

What are the 4 chambers of the heart and their functions?

Chambers of the Heart and Their Functions. There are four chambers of the heat: the right atrium, the right ventricle, the left atriumm, and the left ventricle. and the right atrium pumps the blood to the right ventricle. The right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs by way of the pulmonary artery.

What are the 4 chambers of the heart?

The heart contains 4 chambers: the right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, and left ventricle. The atria are smaller than the ventricles and have thinner, less muscular walls than the ventricles. The atria act as receiving chambers for blood, so they are connected to the veins that carry blood to the heart.

What is the downstairs chambers of the heart?

The heart is built like the old stereotypical English house – two up, two down. The two upstairs chambers are called the Atria (plural of atrium). The two downstairs chambers are called the ventricles. The two upper atria receive blood from the veins and lungs and deliver it to the lower ventricles.

Where are the chambers of the heart located?

The Chamber of Heart (or Chamber of the Heart) is an ancient titan vault found far below Silithus. It is accessed via a Titan Translocator near Magni’s Encampment in Silithus.