Combined Science GCSE
Right ventricle
What Right ventricle means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Right ventricle
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The chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and contracts to pump it to the lungs, where gas exchange takes place.
Topics that use Right ventricle
- The heart and blood vessels (AQA GCSE)
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