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ventricle

DEFINITIONS OF: ventricle

1

n a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries

Synonyms:
heart ventricle
Types:
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
Type of:
chamber
an enclosed volume in the body

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

Types:
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
Type of:
bodily cavity, cavity, cavum
(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
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