Atrium (heart) similar function. Some animals (amphibians and reptiles) have a three-chambered heart, in which the blood from each atrium is mixed in the single ventricle before being pumped to the aorta. In these animals, the left atrium still serves the purpose of collecting blood from the pulmonary veins. In some fish, the circulatory system is very simple: a two-chambered heart including one atrium and one ventricle. Among sharks, the heart consists of four chambers arranged serially (and therefore called a serial heart): blood flows into the most posterior chamber, the sinus venosus, and then to the atrium which moves it to
Aonghas (given name) Aonghas (given name) Aonghas is a masculine given name in Scottish Gaelic. It is composed of Celtic elements meaning "one", and "choice". A variant spelling of the Scottish Gaelic name is "Aonghus". The Irish form of the Scottish Gaelic names is "Aengus". A pet form of the Scottish Gaelic name is "Angaidh", which is represented in English as "Angie", pronounced ""an-ghee"". The earliest form of the given name "Angus", and its cognates, occurs in Adomnán's "Vita Columbae" (English: ""Life of Columba"") as "Oinogusius", "Oinogussius". This name likely refers to a Pictish king whose name is recorded variously as "Onnust", "Hungus".