ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY OF THE HEART

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following chambers of the heart has thicker muscular walls, in order to pump at high pressure?
A
Left atrium
B
Right atrium
C
Left ventricle
D
Right ventricle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The left ventricle has the thickest wall out of all the chambers. The left ventricle is responsible for pumping the blood towards the tissues of the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -The myocardium is thickest in the left ventricle, as this chamber must create substantial pressure to pump blood into the aorta and throughout systemic circulation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The myocardium, or cardiac muscle, is the thickest section of the heart wall and contains cardiomyocytes, the contractile cells of the heart. As a type of muscle tissue, the myocardium is unique among all other muscle tissues in the human body.

Detailed explanation-4: -The upper chambers, the right and left atria, receive incoming blood. The lower chambers, the more muscular right and left ventricles, pump blood out of the heart. The heart valves, which keep blood flowing in the right direction, are gates at the chamber openings.

Detailed explanation-5: -The right ventricle has thinner wall because the right ventricle only has to pump it to the lungs but left ventricle has to pump blood all the way around the body. Moreover, the blood in arteries is under higher pressure than blood in the veins.

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