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Ventricle (Noun)

A chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries.

Nouns denoting body parts.

The lower chambers of the heart, the ventricles, pump blood to the lungs and the rest of the body.
The left ventricle is the strongest chamber in the heart, pumping oxygenated blood to the entire body.
The ventricles are thicker and more muscular than the atria, allowing them to generate greater pressure and pump blood more efficiently.
In the heart, blood flows from the atrium into the corresponding ventricle through the atrioventricular valve.
During a heart attack, the blood flow to the ventricle may become blocked, causing damage to the heart muscle.

One of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid.