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Question
Give reason for the following:
The walls of the left ventricle are thicker than the walls of all other chambers.
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Solution
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.
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