ventricles

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The action of the auricles is synchronous; that of the ventricles is the same; that of the auricles and ventricles is consentaneous; and that of the whole heart is rhythmical, or harmonious -- the diastole of the auricles occurring in harmonical time with the systole of the ventricles, and vice versa.

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  1. noun A small cavity or chamber within a body or organ, especially:
  2. noun The chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and contracts to force it into the aorta.
  3. noun The chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and forces it into the pulmonary artery.
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  • The most commonly found structural abnormalities in schizophrenic patients are enlarged lateral and third ventricles, as well as decreased brain matter. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • It's specific location is somewhat wrapped around the lateral edge of the lateral ventricles, the butterfly-like open spaces that are so easily visible on an MRI. —  Brain Blogger
  • No male in Dunn's family had ever lived past 60, so when he reached that age, he penned "Sixty," writing, "History says my ventricles are stone alleys, my heart itself a city with a terrorist holed up in the mayor's office." ... —  GotPoetry.com News
  • The gene encodes myoclonin1, a protein found in adults in cilia-the hair-like projections that line the windpipe and the ventricles or cavities in the brain. —  innovations-report
  • When blood accumulates, the brain has methods to compensate for the extra pressure by epxanding into cavities called "ventricles". —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
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