Heart Ventricles

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Is a:

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

Definition:

The lower right and left chambers of the heart. The right ventricle pumps venous blood into the lungs and the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood into the systemic arterial circulation.

Synonyms:

Cardiac Ventricle
Cardiac Ventricles
Heart Ventricle
Left Ventricle
Left Ventricles
Right Ventricle
Right Ventricles
Ventricle, Cardiac
Ventricle, Heart
Ventricle, Left
Ventricle, Right
Ventricles, Cardiac
Ventricles, Heart
Ventricles, Left
Ventricles, Right

Broader Topics:

Heart

Narrower Topics:

None

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