Glossary SSMG

ventricle, noun

plural, ventricles

The human heart is made up of two upper chambers and two lower chambers. Each lower chamber is called a "ventricle." The ventricle is much larger and more muscular than the upper chamber, or atrium. The ventricles pump blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.

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