PATHOLOGY MCQ
HEART
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Question
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Which side of the heart is thicker?
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Right Side
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Left Side
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Neither, both sides are the same thickness
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I’m not sure
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The left ventricle is longer and narrower than the right ventricle, extending from its base in the plane of the atrioventricular groove to the cardiac apex. The wall of the left ventricle is three times thicker (8-12 mm) than those of right ventricle [1].
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