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Yes, the left ventricle pumps throughout the entire body, but the right ventricle only goes to the lungs. Yes, the left ventricle pumps throughout the entire body, but the right ventricle only goes to the lungs.

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Yes. The left ventricle is larger and pumps more blood because it need to pump it to the entire body, except the lungs.

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Both sides of the heart pump blood but the right side is smaller because it has to produce less pressure because of the short distance to the lungs.

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yes, but i dont know why

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Q: Does the left ventricle pump the same amount of blood as the right ventricle?
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Would a healthy heart pump more blood out of the left ventricle then its right ventricle?

No, it pumps equal amount


What is the function of the right and left auricle?

The right auricle collects the deoxygenated blood from the vena cava; the left auricle collects the oxygenated blood from the lungs. The right auricle pushes the blood towards the right ventricle; the left auircle pushes the blood towards the left ventricle.


Why does blood in the left ventricle contain more oxygen then the blood in the right ventricle?

This is because the blood in the left atrium has just returned from the lungs, which means that the haemoglobin has joined with the oxygen to form oxy-haemoglobin. This blood is then pumped out of the heart and circulated out of the body.The blood in the right atrium has returned from the body, which means that the oxygen that was previously present in the blood has been absorbed, and therefore is lacking oxygen. This means that the blood in the left atrium is richer than that of the blood in the right.


What's the average amount of blood that is pumped from the right ventricle during a normal pulmonary circulation for a typical adult-?

The average amount for the right ventricle is about the same as the left ventricle which is about 5000 ml or 5 liters.


Blood carrying waste from the cells enters the heart at the?

left ventricle Blood enters the left & right atria. Blood entering the left ventricle came from the left atrium. Blood from the body enters the right atrium. From there it is pumped to the right ventricle, through the lungs, to the left atrium, to the left ventricle, then throughout the body. Then back to the right atrium...


Where does the blood go after leaving the right atrium?

right ventricle


How does the blood travel through the heart?

You get deoxygenated or impure blood from the whole body. It enters the right atrium. Right atrium pumps the blood in right ventricle. From right ventricle blood goes to your lungs. Here the blood gets oxygenated or get purified. Then it enters your left atrium. Left atrium pumps the blood in left ventricle. Left ventricle pumps the blood to your whole body.


How is the left ventricle different from the right ventricle?

The heart is divided into four chambers, the right atrium and the right ventricle, and the left atrium and the left ventricle. Blood that is oxygen poor and high in carbon dioxide enters the heart through the right atrium and is then pumped out to go to the lungs via the right ventricle. The left atrium then pumps the newly oxygenated blood into the left ventricle, which then sends the blood to all parts of the body. So, in short, the right ventricle pumps oxygen poor blood to the lungs and the left ventricle pumps oxygen rich blood to the whole body.


Which aorta pump blood to left ventricle ascending aorta or descending aorta?

Blood goes in this order... Right Atrium -> Right Ventricle -> Lungs -> Left Atrium -> Left Ventricle -> Ascending Aorta -> Descending Aorta. So neither pump blood to the the Left Ventricle but the Left Ventricle pumps blood to the ascending aorta.


Does blood flow from the ventricle to the atria?

No, it flows from the Right Atrium to the Right Ventricle then to the Left Atrium to the Left Ventricle. Hope this helps!


What has the highest blood pressure a right ventricle b right atrium c left ventricle d left atrium?

C Left Ventricle


What chamber pumps blood out of the heart?

The left ventricle is the heart chamber that pumps blood throughout the body. The right ventricle, in contrast, pumps blood to the lungs.