The left ventricle possesses a thicker wall than the right ventricle because

It receives deoxygenated blood from left atrium

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It receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium

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It pumps deoxygenated blood out of the heart

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It pumps oxygenated blood out of the heart

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Solution

The correct option is D
It pumps oxygenated blood out of the heart

The correct answer is D:
Left ventricle:
It is one of the four chambers of the heart that is located on the left side of the heart.
Right ventricle:
It is also one of the four chambers of the heart that is located on the right side of the heart.

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How do you account for the following differences?
(a) The left ventricle has thicker walls than the right ventricle.
(b) The walls of the right ventricle are thicker than those of the right auricle.

Q. Which chamber of the heart has the thickest wall?
(a) Right atrium
(b) Left atrium
(c) Left ventricle
(d) Right ventricle

Q. Explain the following:
(i) Why is the SA node called the pace-maker of the heart?
(ii) Why is there no mixing of deoxygenated and oxygenated blood in the human heart normally?
(iii) Why is the closed circulatory system more efficient than the open system?
(iv) Why does the left ventricle posses a thicker wall than the right ventricle?

Q. Short / Long type answer type questions.
Why does the left ventricle possess a thicker wall than the right ventricle?

Why is the wall of left ventricle thicker than that of right ventricle?

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