Explain why the left ventricle has a thicker wall than the right ventricle.
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The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body. It has four chambers: two atria (upper chambers) and two ventricles (lower chambers). Show more…
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Assertion: The wall of left ventricle is thickest among all four chambers of heart. Reason: The left ventricle has to pump blood to whole body.
The fact that the left ventricular wall is thicker than the right reveals that it (a) pumps a greater volume of blood, (b) pumps blood against greater resistance, (c) expands the thoracic cage, (d) pumps blood through a smaller valve.
Which has a more muscular wall? a. right atrium b. left ventricle
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