ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
HUMAN CIRCULATION
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Question
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All of the following are true of the left ventricle except:
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Wall is typically 3 times thicker than that of right ventricle.
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It is separated from left atrium by Mitral valve.
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Aortic semilunar valve at superior end separates it from the aorta.
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Receives deoxygenated venous blood from the left atrium.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The right ventricle receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium, then pumps the blood along to the lungs to get oxygen. The left ventricle receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium, then sends it on to the aorta. The aorta branches into the systemic arterial network that supplies all of the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -(ii) The left atrium receives the oxygenated blood through pulmonary veins and pumps the blood through the aorta to various parts and the de-oxygenated blood reaches the right atrium.
Detailed explanation-3: -Right chamber of the human heart comprising of the right atrium and right ventricle receives deoxygenated blood from all the parts of the body.
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