Question

Give reason for the following:

The walls of the left ventricle are thicker than the walls of all other chambers.

Answer 1

The left ventricle pumps blood to the farthest points in the body such as the feet, the toes and
the brain against the gravity. Thus, it requires greater force to push the blood. In order to
with stand with the force applied the walls of the left ventricle are thicker than the walls of
all the chambers.