ventricle

Noun
  1. One of four connected cavities in the brain;
    Is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid (synset 105510207)
    is a type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
    subtypes:
    • fourth ventricle - an irregular ventricle between the third ventricle and the central canal of the spinal cord
    • third ventricle - a narrow ventricle in the midplane below the corpus callosum; communicates with the fourth ventricle via the Sylvian aqueduct
    • lateral ventricle - either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro
    has: cerebrospinal fluid, spinal fluid - clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
    is a part of: brain, encephalon - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
  2. 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: heart ventricle

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