Like the right atrium, the left atrium fulfills several functions. The functions are... 1. atrial kick for the left of the heart/ 2. influences the rate of the heart/ 3. and has endocrine qualitites. The left atrium is slightly larger than the right atrium.
Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949), usually credited as Gates McFadden, is an American actress and choreographer. She is best known for playing Dr. Beverly Crusher in the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series and in the four subsequent films.
Doctor Beverly Crusher. Dr. Crusher is played by Gates McFadden. This character is a widow and her son,Wesley, is on the Enterprise when he's not at the Academy. Viewers are never sure if her relationship with Picard id just a very close friendship, or if it is a romantic relationship. Legends.