Ventricle, lateral
A communicating cavity in the brain that is part of a system of four communicating cavities that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord. The two lateral ventricles are located in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each con
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- Ventricle, left
The ventricles are the two lower chambers of the heart. The left ventricle is the chamber that receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it out under high pressure to the body via the aorta.
- Ventricle, right
The ventricles are the two lower chambers of the heart. The right ventricle is the chamber that receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it under low pressure into the lungs via the pulmonary artery.
- Ventricle, third
One cavity in a system of four communicating cavities within the brain that are continuous with the central canal that contains the spinal cord. The third ventricle is a median (midline) cavity in the brain and is bounded by the thalamus and hypothalamus on either side. It communicates anteriorly (in front) with the lateral ventricles, […]
- Ventricles
1, The right ventricle and the left ventricle, the lower two chambers of the heart. 2. Two or more of the four connected spaces within the central portion of the brain.
- Ventricular
Pertaining to the ventricles, the lower chambers of the heart, as in ventricular fibrillation and ventricular septal defect.