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ventricle Definition

ven·tri·cle (ven′tri kəl)

noun

Anat., Zool. any of various cavities or hollow organs; specif.,

  1. either of the two lower chambers of the heart which receive blood from the atria and pump it into the arteries
  2. any of the four small continuous cavities within the brain

Etymology: ME < L ventriculus, stomach, ventricle, dim. of venter: see ventral

ventricle Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • leave: The second loop in the system involves the blood now being pumped from the left ventricle around the body.
  • fill: When the ventricular pressure falls below the atrial pressure the AV valves open and blood begins to quickly fill the ventricles.
  • call: Patients with schizophrenia often show a small increase in the size of the fluid spaces in the brain called the lateral ventricles.
  • dilate: Note also the dilated lateral ventricle on the opposite side.
  • cause: This causes the ventricles to contract forcing the blood to leave via the semi lunar valves to the arteries.

Adjective modifier

  • lateral: Note also the dilated lateral ventricle on the opposite side.
  • cerebral: This occurs in an area of the brain known as the ' germinal matrix ' adjacent to the cerebral ventricles.
  • left: The aorta in turn, arises from the left ventricle which is the main pumping chamber of the heart.
  • fourth: The cells in the floor of the fourth ventricle respond to the pH of the CSF.
  • right: Pulmonary valve A valve at the junction of the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery.
  • third: The pineal gland is a tiny structure located at the back of the roof of the third ventricle of the brain.

Modifies a noun

  • pump: The left ventricle pumps blood through the arteries to the body.
  • contract: Blood is forced out of the left side of the heart The right ventricle contracts.
  • blood: The left ventricle pumps blood through the arteries to the body.
  • right: This forces blood into the left atrium right atrium left ventricle right ventricle which then contracts.

Noun used with modifier

  • right: Double outlet right ventricle A cardiac defect in which both great major vessels emerge from the right ventricle.
  • brain: Becker ( EVD ) Drain In the brain injured patient, post neurosurgical patient, collection of blood within the brain ventricles can occur.

Preposition: in

  • brain: During this procedure the surgeon creates a small hole in one of the ventricles in the brain.

Preposition: of

  • brain: The pineal gland is a tiny structure located at the back of the roof of the third ventricle of the brain.
  • heart: The aorta is the large artery that takes blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the body.