Dissection of the Sheep Heart 12. During the sheep heart dissection, you were asked initially to identify the right and left ventricles without cutting into the heart. During this procedure, what differences did you observe between the two chambers?
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When you measured the thickness of ventricular walls, was the right or left ventricle thicker? Left ventricle. Knowing that structure and function are related, how would you say this structural difference reflects the relative functions of these two heart chambers?
13. Semilunar valves prevent backflow into the ventricle. Mitral and tricuspid valves prevent backflow into the left and right atrium.
Using your own observations, explain how the operation of the semilunar valves differs from that of the atrioventricular valves. When the ventricle...