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Interior of left side of heart (Left ventricle visible at lower left)
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The is one of four
Chambers (two
Atria and two
Ventricle s) in the
Human Heart . It receives
Oxygen ated
Blood from the
Left Atrium via the
Mitral Valve , and pumps it into the
Aorta via the
Aortic Valve .
The left ventricle is longer and more conical in shape than the right, and on transverse section its concavity presents an oval or nearly circular outline. It forms a small part of the
Sternocostal Surface and a considerable part of the diaphragmatic surface of the heart; it also forms the apex of the heart. Its walls are about three times as thick as those of the
Right Ventricle .