What does ventricular mean?
Ventricular: Pertaining to the ventricles, the lower chambers of the heart, as in ventricular fibrillation and ventricular septal defect.
What are ventricles?
ventricle, muscular chamber that pumps blood out of the heart and into the circulatory system. In humans, the ventricles are the two lower chambers of the heart.
Is ventricular a word?
of, relating to, or of the nature of a ventricle. of or relating to a belly or to something resembling one.
What is the function of ventricle?
The right ventricle passes the blood on to the pulmonary artery, which sends it to the lungs to pick up oxygen. The left atrium receives the now oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it into the left ventricle. The left ventricle pumps the oxygen-rich blood to the body through a large network of arteries.
What is Ventriculomegaly of the brain?
Ventriculomegaly is a condition in which the ventricles (fluid-filled spaces in the brain) are larger than usual. The brain has 4 ventricles – 2 at the top (on the left and right sides of the brain), one just below these two and one below the third one, near the top of the spine.
What is the ventricle in the heart?
The two atria are thin-walled chambers that receive blood from the veins. The two ventricles are thick-walled chambers that forcefully pump blood out of the heart.
Where are the heart ventricles?
The two bottom chambers are the right ventricle and the left ventricle. These pump blood out of the heart. A wall called the interventricular septum is between the two ventricles. The two top chambers are the right atrium and the left atrium.
What causes brain ventricles to enlarge?
When an injury or illness alters the circulation of CSF, one or more of the ventricles becomes enlarged as CSF accumulates. In an adult, the skull is rigid and cannot expand, so the pressure in the brain may increase profoundly. Hydrocephalus is a chronic condition. It can be controlled, but usually not cured.
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