Right Ventricle

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A diagram showing the 4 chambers of the heart with the ventricles at the bottom.

The right ventricle is a chamber in the bottom right of the heart.

About the Ventricles

The right ventricle is separated from the right atrium by the Tricuspid Valve.

The right ventricle is separated from the Pulmonary Artery by a Semilunar Valve.

The right ventricle receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps the blood out of the heart through the Pulmonary Artery to the lungs.