ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY OF THE HEART

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What’s larger-the atria or the ventricles?
A
Atria
B
Ventricles
C
Both are equal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ventricles of the heart have thicker muscular walls than the atria. This is because blood is pumped out of the heart at greater pressure from these chambers compared to the atria.

Detailed explanation-2: -A ventricle is one of two large chambers toward the bottom of the heart that collect and expel blood towards the peripheral beds within the body and lungs. The blood pumped by a ventricle is supplied by an atrium, an adjacent chamber in the upper heart that is smaller than a ventricle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The walls of the atria are thinner than the ventricle walls because they have less myocardium. The myocardium is composed of cardiac muscle fibers, which enable heart contractions. The thicker ventricle walls are needed to generate more power to force blood out of the heart chambers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The left ventricle is the largest and strongest chamber in your heart. The left ventricle’s chamber walls are only about 1.0 to 1.3cm, but they have enough force to push blood through the aortic valve and into your body.

Detailed explanation-5: -Left Ventricle. The left ventricle is the main powerhouse of the heart, having to pump blood all the way around the systemic circulation. Because of this it has the largest, most muscular walls of any of the chambers. In fact, it is three times as thick as the right ventricle.

There is 1 question to complete.