What is meant by the dorsal and ventral aspects of the heart?
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Heart
The heart is a muscular chamber found in nearly all vertebrates.
Its primary role is to pump oxygenated and deoxygenated blood out of the body before it is circulated.
Dorsal and ventral aspects of the heart mean:
The dorsal side of the heart is the backside which is located near the body of the vertebrae
The ventral side is the front side facing the chest. the ventral surface is made up of the right ventricle, which faces forward towards the exterior sternum.