right ventricle

ventricle

[ven´trĭ-k'l] a small cavity or chamber, as in the brain or heart.ventricle of Arantius 1. the rhomboid fossa, especially its lower end.2. cavity of septum pellucidum.fifth ventricle cavity of septum pellucidum.fourth ventricle a median cavity in the hindbrain, containing cerebrospinal fluid.ventricle of larynx the space between the true and false vocal cords.lateral ventricle the cavity in each cerebral hemisphere, derived from the cavity of the embryonic tube, containing cerebrospinal fluid.left ventricle the lower chamber of the left side of the heart, which pumps oxygenated blood out through the aorta to all the tissues of the body.Morgagni's ventricle ventricle of larynx.pineal ventricle an extension of the third ventricle into the stalk of the pineal body.right ventricle the lower chamber of the right side of the heart, which pumps venous blood through the pulmonary trunk and arteries to the capillaries of the lung.third ventricle a narrow cleft below the corpus callosum, within the diencephalon between the two thalami.

right ven·tri·cle (RV),

[TA] the lower chamber on the right side of the heart that receives the venous blood from the right atrium and drives it by the contraction of its walls into the pulmonary artery. Synonym(s): ventriculus dexter [TA]

right vent·ri·cle

(rīt ven'tri-kĕl) [TA] The lower chamber on the right side of the heart that receives the venous blood from the right atrium and drives it by the contraction of its walls into the pulmonary artery.

right ventricle

right ventricle

ventricle

right ven·tri·cle (RV),

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noun the chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunk

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