NEETZoologyBody Fluids and Circulation
What type of heart do humans possess?
Options
- A2-chambered heart
- B3-chambered heart
- C4-chambered heart
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
C. 4-chambered heart
Step-by-step solution
Heart, the mesodermally derived organ, is situated in the thoracic cavity, in between the two lungs, slightly tilted to the left. It has the size of a clenched fist. It is protected by a double walled membranous bag, pericardium, enclosing the pericardial fluid . Our heart has four chambers , two relatively small upper chambers called atria and two larger lower chambers called ventricles