Structure of Heart Wall

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Why is the myocardium in the left ventricle so much thicker?

Left ventricle sends blood to everywhere else. While Right Ventricle sends blood to lungs.

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What are walls like in Atria?

Thin

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What are walls like in Ventricles?

Thick

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Why are does Ventricles have thicker walls? 

Systemic circuit longer than pulmonary circuit & offers greater resistance to blood flow 

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What are the like heart walls in Left Ventricle?

Three times thicker than right ventricle

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Where does the Left ventricle exerts more pumping force to?

send blood out to the systemic circulation