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No. The left ventricle pumps blood at a higher pressure, and through much more real estate than the right ventricle, but the actual volume pumped by each ventricle is exactly equal at all times, except in certain pathological heart conditions. Think about what would happen if one side of the heart pumps more blood than the other. Excess blood would get backed up and accumulate since the opposite side is pumping lower volumes. In severe instances, this imbalance can be enough to cause death.
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Being larger than the right ventricle the left ventricle pumps more blood in each beat?
= Being larger than the right ventricle the left ventricle pumps more blood in each beat?" =
What adaptation do you see with the walls of the left ventricle being thicker than those of the right ventricle?
The wall of the left ventricle is thicker because it pumps blood to the entire body. The right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs, so it does not have to be as strong as the left ventricle.The oxygenated blood that comes into the left ventricle has to be transported to all the parts of the body. For this reason, the left ventricle has thicker muscle walls that pump blood at a higher pressure than the right ventricle that pumps blood only to the lungs.
Why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?
The right ventricle just receive the blood and pump it into the lungs only, but the left ventricle pump the blood to all round the body, to do the ventricle wall is more thicker, that's why the left ventricle have thicker wall..... Hope I helped you!! (Ivy Yumi Y)
What is the significance of the difference in thickness of the myocardium of the right ventricle and the left ventricle?
The left ventricle pumps blood to the entire body, while the right ventricle pumps blood only to the lungs, which are immediately adjacent to the heart. Hence, the left ventricle has to pump with greater force, and requires more muscle to do it.
Why is the left ventricle thicker than the right?
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