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glossary:ventricle [2012/10/16 14:40] (current)
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|+||(1) A chamber of an organ. For example, the four connected cavities (hollow spaces) in the central portion of the brain and the lower two chambers of the [[heart]] are called ventricles. |
|+||Common Misspellings: ventrical |
|+||(2) A chamber of the [[heart]] that receives [[blood]] from an [[atrium]] and pumps it to the arteries [syn: heart ventricle]|