heart ventricle

Noun
  1. A chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries (synset 105399106)
    is a type of: chamber - an enclosed volume in the body
    subtypes:
    • left ventricle - the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta
    • right ventricle - the chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunk
    same as: ventricle

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