Question

why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker than the walls of the right ventricle?

Answer 1

The left ventricle has thicker walls than the right as It needs to pump blood to most of the body - While the right ventricle fills only the lungs. <---- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventricle_(heart)

Answer 2

The left ventricle needs to be thicker than the right because it needs to pump blood through the entire body.
The right ventricle only pumps to the lungs to oxygenate the blood.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081020104613AAG78IJ <----

Answer 3

well the right ventricle only pumps the blood into the lungs to be oxygenated. The left ventricle must pump the blood into the aorta with enough force to spread throughout the whole body. It needs to be thicker and have more muscle in it for better contractility.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

If your refering to a heart, the walls of the left ventricle are thicker than the right because it is connected to the aorta. The aorta supplies blood to the whole body, so much pressure is needed too accomplish this and is satisfied by the smaller room of the left ventricle also.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

The left ventricle is more muscular than the right ventricle because it pumps the blood at a higher pressure. Just as any other muscle in your body... If you work one and not the other- the one you work gets bigger and the opposing won't. The left ventricle pumps blood at a higher pressure because it has a further distance to travel, blood from the left ventricle goes to all areas of the body.
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