Atrium
Atrium (== Template:IPA
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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The atrium is a fundamental part of the heart in many organisms, including humans. It is a chamber in which blood enters the heart. In humans and other mammals, the heart is divided into four chambers: the left and right atrium and the left and right ventricle.
Etymology
The term "atrium" is derived from the Latin word ātrium, meaning 'entry hall'. In the context of the heart, it refers to a chamber that allows blood to enter into the heart.
Anatomy
The heart consists of two atria: the left atrium and the right atrium. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava and pumps it into the right ventricle. The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins and pumps it into the left ventricle.
Related Terms
- Ventricle: The chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it out of the heart.
- Vena Cava: The large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart.
- Pulmonary Veins: The veins that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart.
- Cardiac Cycle: The process by which the heart contracts and relaxes to pump blood.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Atrium
- Wikipedia's article - Atrium
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski