• Question: Is it possible for a person to have more than four chambers in this heart. If so, then what would cause it?

    Asked by ScienceManiac to Praveen, Michael, Loan, Gemma, Cristina on 15 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Loan Nguyen

      Loan Nguyen answered on 15 Nov 2015:

      Dear Science Maniac,
      I am not aware of a human condition who have more or less than 4 chambers for their heart but in researching to find in answer to your question, I came across an interesting web page which states that ‘Mammals and birds have four-chambered hearts, but frogs have just three, with two atria and one ventricle’. there are other intersting facts in it which i thought you might be interested in reading. Link below.

      http://www.livescience.com/49795-strange-animal-hearts.html

      Hope you will find it interesting too.

      Loan

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