Ventricle (heart) - Wikipedia A ventricle is one of two large chambers located toward the bottom of the heart that collect and expel blood towards the peripheral beds within the body and lungs The blood pumped by a ventricle is supplied by an atrium, an adjacent chamber in the upper heart that is smaller than a ventricle
The Function of the Heart Ventricles - ThoughtCo A ventricle is a chamber that can be filled with fluid The heart has two ventricles which are its lower two chambers These ventricles pump blood from the heart to the body The heart's right ventricle receives blood from the corresponding right atrium and pumps that blood to the pulmonary artery
1. 4: The Ventricles - Medicine LibreTexts Description of the ventricular chambers is facilitated by considering them in terms of three components - inlet, apical trabecular and outlet The inlet contains the atrioventricular valve and its tension apparatus; the outlet supports the arterial valve
Ventricle | Left, Right Atrium | Britannica ventricle, muscular chamber that pumps blood out of the heart and into the circulatory system Ventricles occur among some invertebrates Among vertebrates, fishes and amphibians generally have a single ventricle, while reptiles, birds, and mammals have two In humans, the ventricles are the two lower chambers of the heart
Ventricles - (Anatomy and Physiology II) - Vocab, Definition . . . - Fiveable Ventricles are the two lower chambers of the heart responsible for pumping blood out of the heart They play a crucial role in the circulatory system by receiving blood from the atria and forcing it into the arteries, thus ensuring proper blood flow throughout the body and lungs
Gizzard - Wikipedia The gizzard, also referred to as the ventriculus, gastric mill, and gigerium, is an organ found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (birds and other dinosaurs, crocodiles, alligators, pterosaurs), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans