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nouna chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
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nounone of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluidtype of:part of:
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- aorta the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
- hippocampus a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
- ventricular of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain)
- asystole absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
- hydrocephalus an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
- cardiograph a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles
- caudate a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain
- intraventricular within the system of ventricles in the brain
- cerebral aqueduct a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles
- ventricular septal defect a common congenital heart defect; an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles allows blood to pass directly from the left to the right ventricle; large openings may cause congestive heart failure