Words, explained
Heart terms in plain English
Plain English explanations for words you may hear. Ask your team how a term applies to your child.
2 terms
Ventricle
Also called: ventricles, lower chamber, lower chambers, bottom chamber
A lower chamber of the heart. It pumps blood onwards.
Pulmonary artery
A blood vessel leading to the lungs. In the usual heart, it carries blood from the right ventricle.