1. What is the term for the upper chambers of the heart that receive blood returning to the heart?
2. What is the primary pathological process responsible for coronary artery disease as described in the content?
3. What is the primary impact of Coronary Artery Disease on the heart's function?
Heart chambers — number?
Four: two atria, two ventricles.
Major heart disease — example?
Coronary artery disease.
CAD — primary cause?
Atherosclerosis of coronary arteries.
Heart — what does it do?
Pumps blood through rhythmic contractions.
Atria — role?
Receive blood returning to the heart.
Ventricles — role?
Pump blood out of the heart.
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