What is the left ventricle?
The left ventricle is called the left ventricle. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as the lower left chamber of the heart.
What it is
- The lower left chamber of the heart.
- Has the thickest wall of any chamber.
- Pumps oxygen-rich blood out through the aorta to the whole body.
Where it is
- In the lower left part of the heart.
- Receives blood from the left atrium through the mitral valve.
- Empties into the aorta through the aortic valve.
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Last verified: 2026-07-18
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