Anatomy
right atrium
right a·tri·um [ rahyt ey-tree-uhm ]
Definitions related to right atrial:
  • (heart, right atrium) The smaller chamber on the right side of the heart, which receives deoxygenated blood from the body and pumps it through the right atrioventricular valve into the right ventricle.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (right atrium) One of the four chambers of the heart, which is located immediately superior to the right ventricle, and which receives deoxygenated venous blood from the systemic circulation.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (right atrium) Right cardiac chamber which is continuous with the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (right atrium) The right upper chamber of the heart; it receives partially deoxygenated blood as it returns from the body's tissues and moves it into the right ventricle for distribution to the lungs.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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