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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for Ventricle
  1. ... four chambers are the right atrium and right ventricle and the left atrium and left ventricle. The blood vessels include the superior and inferior ... pulmonary artery that carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs. The aorta is the body's ...
  2. What Is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon? Video (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)  
    ... Arteries Coarctation of the Aorta Truncus Arteriosus Single Ventricle Defects Patent Ductus Arteriosus Pediatric Heart Transplantation Pediatric ... Arteries Coarctation of the Aorta Truncus Arteriosus Single Ventricle Defects Patent Ductus Arteriosus Pediatric Heart Transplantation Pediatric ...
  3. ... Systolic blood pressure is measured when the heart ventricles contract. Diastolic blood pressure is measured when the heart ventricles relax. A systolic pressure of 115 millimeters of ...
  4. Computed Tomography (CT) -- Head Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... of the Head . brain tumors . enlarged brain cavities (ventricles) in patients with hydrocephalus . diseases or malformations of ...
  5. ... branches, and through the Purkinje fibers, causing the ventricles to contract. This signal creates an electrical current ...
  6. Brain MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... hydrocephalus — dilatation of fluid spaces within the brain (ventricles) causes of epilepsy (seizure) infections certain chronic conditions, ...