högerkammare

Högerkammare, often translated as the right ventricle, is one of the two lower chambers of the heart. It is located on the right side of the heart, inferior to the right atrium and anterior to the left ventricle. The right ventricle's primary function is to pump deoxygenated blood from the right atrium to the lungs. This blood has returned from the body and is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide.

The right ventricle receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium through the tricuspid valve, which prevents backflow. Once the ventricle contracts, it pumps this blood through the pulmonary valve into the pulmonary artery. The pulmonary artery then carries the blood to the lungs, where it will undergo gas exchange, picking up oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide. The walls of the right ventricle are thinner and less muscular than those of the left ventricle because it pumps blood at a lower pressure to the lungs, which are located close to the heart. In contrast, the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to the entire body, requiring a much stronger contraction.