The Battle of Verdun in 1916 was the longest single battle of World War One. The casualties from Verdun and the impact the battle had on the French Army was a primary reason for the British starting the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 in an effort to take German pressure off of the French at Verdun. The Battle of Verdun started on February 21st 1916 and ended on December 16th in 1916. It was to make General Philippe PÃ©tain a hero in France. The attack on Verdun (the Germans code-named it âJudgmentâ) came about because of a plan by the German Chief of General Staff, von Falkenhayn.
Heart ventricle: One of the two lower chambers of the heart. The right ventricle receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the lungs via the pulmonary artery, and the left ventricle receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the circulation system via the aorta. Search MedTerms:
The left ventricle is the main pumping chamber of the heart, and it is responsible for pumping oxygen-rich blood to the entire body, as stated by the American Heart Association. The human heart consists of four chambers: the right atrium, the right ventricle, the left atrium and the left ventricle.