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The right ventricle is one of four chambers
Heart chamber

Heart chamber is a general term used to refer to any of the four wiktionary:chamber of the mammalian heart :*Right atrium : receives oxygen-depleted blood from the body via the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava and pumps it through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle....
 (two atria
Atrium (anatomy)

In anatomy, the atrium , sometimes called auricle, refers to a chamber or space. It may be the atrium of the lateral ventricle in the brain or the blood collection chamber of a heart....
 and two ventricle
Ventricle (heart)

In the heart, a ventricle is a heart chamber which collects blood from an atrium and pumps it out of the heart.In a four-chambered heart, such as that in humans, there are two ventricles: the right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary circulation for the lungs, and the left ventricle pumps blood into the systemic cir...
s) in the human
Human

A human being, also human or man, is a member of a species of bipedalism primates in the family Hominidae . Mitochondrial DNA evidence indicates that modern humans originated in east Africa about 200,000 years ago....
 heart
Heart

The heart is a muscle organ in all vertebrates responsible for pumping blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions, or a similar structure in annelids, mollusks, and arthropods....
. It receives deoxygenated blood
Blood

Blood is a specialized bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's Cell s ? such as nutrients and oxygen ? and transports waste products away from those same cells....
 from the right atrium
Right atrium

The right atrium is one of four heart chamber in the human heart. It receives deoxygenated blood from the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava vena cava and the coronary sinus, and pumps it into the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve....
 via the tricuspid valve
Tricuspid valve

The tricuspid valve is on the right side of the heart, between the right atrium and the right ventricle. The normal tricuspid valve usually has three leaflets and three papillary muscles....
, and pumps it into the pulmonary artery
Pulmonary artery

The pulmonary arteries carry blood from heart to the lungs. They are the only artery that carry deoxygenated blood.In the human heart, the pulmonary trunk begins at the base of the right ventricle....
 via the pulmonary valve
Pulmonary valve

The pulmonary valve, is the heart valves of the heart that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and has three cusps. Similar to the aortic valve, the pulmonic valve opens in cardiac cycle, when the pressure in the right ventricle rises above the pressure in the pulmonary artery....
 and pulmonary trunk.

It is triangular in form, and extends from the right atrium to near the apex of the heart
Apex of the heart

The apex of the heart is the lowest superficial part of the heart.It is directed downward, forward, and to the left, and is overlapped by the left lung and pleura....
.

Boundaries
The wall of the right ventricle is thinner than that of the left, the proportion between them being as 1 to 3; it is thickest at the base, and gradually becomes thinner toward the apex.

The upper left corner of the right ventricle, where the unoxygenated blood
Blood

Blood is a specialized bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's Cell s ? such as nutrients and oxygen ? and transports waste products away from those same cells....
 came from the right atrium
Right atrium

The right atrium is one of four heart chamber in the human heart. It receives deoxygenated blood from the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava vena cava and the coronary sinus, and pumps it into the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve....
 is pumped into the pulmonary artery
Pulmonary artery

The pulmonary arteries carry blood from heart to the lungs. They are the only artery that carry deoxygenated blood.In the human heart, the pulmonary trunk begins at the base of the right ventricle....
, is called the infundibulum
Infundibulum

An infundibulum is a funnel-shape cavity or organ .* Lungs: The alveoli sacs of the lungs from which the air chambers open are called infundibula....
 or conus arteriosus
Conus arteriosus

The conus arteriosus is a conical pouch formed from the upper and left angle of the right ventricle in the chordate heart, from which the pulmonary artery arises....
.

The cavity equals in size that of the left ventricle, and is capable of containing about 85 c.c.






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The right ventricle is one of four chambers
Heart chamber

Heart chamber is a general term used to refer to any of the four wiktionary:chamber of the mammalian heart :*Right atrium : receives oxygen-depleted blood from the body via the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava and pumps it through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle....
 (two atria
Atrium (anatomy)

In anatomy, the atrium , sometimes called auricle, refers to a chamber or space. It may be the atrium of the lateral ventricle in the brain or the blood collection chamber of a heart....
 and two ventricle
Ventricle (heart)

In the heart, a ventricle is a heart chamber which collects blood from an atrium and pumps it out of the heart.In a four-chambered heart, such as that in humans, there are two ventricles: the right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary circulation for the lungs, and the left ventricle pumps blood into the systemic cir...
s) in the human
Human

A human being, also human or man, is a member of a species of bipedalism primates in the family Hominidae . Mitochondrial DNA evidence indicates that modern humans originated in east Africa about 200,000 years ago....
 heart
Heart

The heart is a muscle organ in all vertebrates responsible for pumping blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions, or a similar structure in annelids, mollusks, and arthropods....
. It receives deoxygenated blood
Blood

Blood is a specialized bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's Cell s ? such as nutrients and oxygen ? and transports waste products away from those same cells....
 from the right atrium
Right atrium

The right atrium is one of four heart chamber in the human heart. It receives deoxygenated blood from the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava vena cava and the coronary sinus, and pumps it into the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve....
 via the tricuspid valve
Tricuspid valve

The tricuspid valve is on the right side of the heart, between the right atrium and the right ventricle. The normal tricuspid valve usually has three leaflets and three papillary muscles....
, and pumps it into the pulmonary artery
Pulmonary artery

The pulmonary arteries carry blood from heart to the lungs. They are the only artery that carry deoxygenated blood.In the human heart, the pulmonary trunk begins at the base of the right ventricle....
 via the pulmonary valve
Pulmonary valve

The pulmonary valve, is the heart valves of the heart that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and has three cusps. Similar to the aortic valve, the pulmonic valve opens in cardiac cycle, when the pressure in the right ventricle rises above the pressure in the pulmonary artery....
 and pulmonary trunk.

It is triangular in form, and extends from the right atrium to near the apex of the heart
Apex of the heart

The apex of the heart is the lowest superficial part of the heart.It is directed downward, forward, and to the left, and is overlapped by the left lung and pleura....
.

Boundaries


The wall of the right ventricle is thinner than that of the left, the proportion between them being as 1 to 3; it is thickest at the base, and gradually becomes thinner toward the apex.

The upper left corner of the right ventricle, where the unoxygenated blood
Blood

Blood is a specialized bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's Cell s ? such as nutrients and oxygen ? and transports waste products away from those same cells....
 came from the right atrium
Right atrium

The right atrium is one of four heart chamber in the human heart. It receives deoxygenated blood from the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava vena cava and the coronary sinus, and pumps it into the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve....
 is pumped into the pulmonary artery
Pulmonary artery

The pulmonary arteries carry blood from heart to the lungs. They are the only artery that carry deoxygenated blood.In the human heart, the pulmonary trunk begins at the base of the right ventricle....
, is called the infundibulum
Infundibulum

An infundibulum is a funnel-shape cavity or organ .* Lungs: The alveoli sacs of the lungs from which the air chambers open are called infundibula....
 or conus arteriosus
Conus arteriosus

The conus arteriosus is a conical pouch formed from the upper and left angle of the right ventricle in the chordate heart, from which the pulmonary artery arises....
.

The cavity equals in size that of the left ventricle, and is capable of containing about 85 c.c. in a normal adult.

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See also

  • Left ventricle
    Left ventricle

    The left ventricle is one of four heart chamber in the human heart. It receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium via the mitral valve, and pumps it into the aorta via the aortic valve....
  • Double outlet right ventricle
    Double outlet right ventricle

    Double outlet right ventricle is a form of congenital heart disease where both of the great arteries connect to the right ventricle ....
  • Right ventricular hypertrophy
    Right ventricular hypertrophy

    Right ventricular hypertrophy is a form of ventricular hypertrophy affecting the right ventricle.Blood travels through the right ventricle to the lungs....


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