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ATRIUM SINISTRUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- left atrium
1, record 1, English, left%20atrium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- left auricle 1, record 1, English, left%20auricle
correct
- atrium sinistrum 1, record 1, English, atrium%20sinistrum
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The left atrium, which receives oxygenated red blood from the lungs, is a thin-walled muscular chamber situated just behind the main left pumping chamber, and it contracts just prior to the left ventricle, thereby helping it to fill. 2, record 1, English, - left%20atrium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oreillette gauche
1, record 1, French, oreillette%20gauche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- atrium sinistrum 2, record 1, French, atrium%20sinistrum
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavité cardiaque qui reçoit le sang des veines pulmonaires. 3, record 1, French, - oreillette%20gauche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les oreillettes, plus petites que les ventricules, de forme grossièrement cubique, ont des parois minces et lisses; dans l'oreillette droite, débouchent les veines caves supérieure et inférieure; dans l'oreillette gauche, les quatre veines pulmonaires (deux par poumon). 1, record 1, French, - oreillette%20gauche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aurícula izquierda
1, record 1, Spanish, aur%C3%ADcula%20izquierda
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- aurícula pulmonar 2, record 1, Spanish, aur%C3%ADcula%20pulmonar
feminine noun
- atrio pulmonar 2, record 1, Spanish, atrio%20pulmonar
masculine noun
- atrium sinistrum 3, record 1, Spanish, atrium%20sinistrum
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aurícula del lado izquierdo del corazón, la que recibe la sangre de las venas pulmonares. 4, record 1, Spanish, - aur%C3%ADcula%20izquierda
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La aurícula derecha recibe la sangre venosa de la totalidad del organismo por medio de las venas cavas, y la aurícula izquierda la sangre oxigenada proveniente de los pulmones. 5, record 1, Spanish, - aur%C3%ADcula%20izquierda
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En la aurícula izquierda se abre hacia atrás el tronco de las venas pulmonares. 6, record 1, Spanish, - aur%C3%ADcula%20izquierda
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